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Cool. Thanks for the info and the lead on the book. It strikes me that the double ender concept was reinvented later with a number of armored cars! Many had two driving positions and a full set of revers gears so they could drive backwards with ease and speed.
I am actually surprised so many Union ships kept their sails. Most had their top masts removed like on the USS Hartford during most of it's Civil War activity. The masts being used at that point for look outs and rifleman only, with no sails. The double enders were furnished with the full length masts and sails throughout the war. Of corse, about 1/2 of the Navy ships used by the Union were sail driven only, due to the rapid expansion of the fleet. I guess those schooners and sloops were useable for blockade duty on the coast. I need to make and armed schooner with sails only one of these days. I have not done a sailing ship yet.
Anyhow, this boat will be up for grabs soon!
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