Report of the Commission Appointed to Examine the System of Constructing Boats by Machinery

<p>This is a report by a U.S. Navy Department commission appointed to examine the innovative system of boat construction invented by Nathan Thompson Jr. of New York. The system which utilizes machinery in the construction process was patented in numerous countries including the United States England France Russia Belgium Holland Sweden Denmark Austria Sardinia and Turkey. This document provides insight into 19th-century naval technology and the burgeoning field of mechanized manufacturing offering a detailed look at the evaluation of a groundbreaking invention by a U.S. government commission. </p><p>This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore you will see the original copyright references library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world) and other notations in the work.</p><p>This work is in the public domain in the United States of America and possibly other nations. Within the United States you may freely copy and distribute this work as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.</p><p>As a reproduction of a historical artifact this work may contain missing or blurred pages poor pictures errant marks etc. Scholars believe and we concur that this work is important enough to be preserved reproduced and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.</p>