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Wednesday 13 November 2019

USA building ships of the line to obtain a powerful naval force according to the Dutch newspaper Nederlandsche staatscourant dated 15 August 1818

An item dated New York, USA 11th July reported that huge quantities of timber coming from Florida arrived at the American navy yards. The intention was to built 2-74 gun ships at Philadelphia and further more at Washington and the harbours of Norfolk, New York, Boston and Portsmouth similar ships. As a result should the USA obtain within a year a naval force able to protect her merchant shipping and sea ports.