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The New Ship "City of Mobile", 1856. Creator: Unknown. The New Ship "City of Mobile", 1856. Creator: Unknown
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The New Ship "City of Mobile", 1856. Creator: Unknown. The New Ship "City of Mobile", 1856. Creator: Unknown
The New Ship "City of Mobile", 1856. This noble merchantman has just arrived in the East India Docks, Blackwall [on the Thames in London], from the United States, with the largest cargo of wheat that has ever left the shores of America, or ever entered this or any other port in the world - the quantity brought being about 9000 quarters...[she was] built at New York, for the house of Horbeck and Co...she is of 1750 tons register burden, and is built throughout with oak...with three decks for cargo, and with passenger accommodation on the upper deck. She is rigged in the newest American style, with double or rather divided topsails, known in the nautical world as Hodge's system...The main and fore yards are eighty feet in length...her enormous canvas has been manufactured by the Messrs. Speller and Co. of Wapping. Her length over all is 225 feet...She is commanded by Captain Marshall...'. From "Illustrated London News", 1856
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The New Ship 'City of Mobile' graces the East India Docks in Blackwall, London, after its triumphant voyage across the Atlantic from the United States. This magnificent vessel, an engineering marvel of its time, carried the largest cargo of wheat ever exported from America or imported into any port worldwide. The 'City of Mobile' was built in New York for the esteemed Horbeck and Company, boasting an impressive tonnage of 1750 and constructed entirely of oak. With three decks dedicated to cargo and passenger accommodation on the upper deck, this ship was a testament to the ingenuity and ambition of maritime engineering. Rigged in the latest American style, known as Hodge's system, the 'City of Mobile' boasted innovative features such as double topsails. The main and fore yards measured an impressive eighty feet in length, and the enormous canvas was expertly crafted by the renowned Speller and Co. of Wapping. With a length overall of 225 feet, the 'City of Mobile' was a sight to behold. Captained by the esteemed Captain Marshall, this noble merchantman had sailed the high seas with grace and precision, her enormous canvas billowing in the wind. The 'City of Mobile' represented the pinnacle of maritime achievement, a symbol of the boundless potential of the transatlantic trade route and the ingenuity of the human spirit.
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