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Show First Steam Warship. The flret ateara war vessel was launched 108 years ago at the shipyard of Adam and Noah Brown In New York, and was christened the Demolo-gos. Demolo-gos. This pioneer ship of the world's steam navies was the creation of Robert Rob-ert Fulton, and flew the Stars and Stripes of the Infant republic. It was In 1813, when the United States was at wor with Great Britain, that Fulton Ful-ton suggested the building of a steam war vessel. His plans were accepted by the Washington authorities, and In June of 1814 the keel, of the Demologoe was laid. Designed for the purpose of wiping wip-ing the British navy oit the aea, the Demologos was completed too late to accomplish that object, and her career was brief and Inglorious. After the close of the war she was rechrlstened the Robert Fulton, In honor of her Inventor, In-ventor, and she became a receiving ship nt the Brooklyn navy yard. In 1829 an explosion of powder In her hold sent her to the bottom, at the same time killing 24 and wounding 19 of her crew. |