Show cirit iron ship th fir nt iron ship has more reputed birthplaces than homer both the clyde and the mersey claim preeminence pre eminence in this respect sir B J dobison Ko bison of edin bargh designed an iron vessel in 1816 which VEIS not launched till three years later and ft is said that an iron boat was worked on thesevern the Severn even as far back as 1787 steel waa in the construction of tr ships hulls antil old ealta were no in their belief that wood was meant by providence to float batiron bu tiron to go to the bottom A naval of some repute once said dont talk to me of iron ships they are contrary nature to now none but email craft are built of wood in this country chamber jour oal |