Commonly known as ''U.S.Nautical'' magazine, the ''U.S. Nautical magazine and Naval Journal'' was a
monthly
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* ''Monthly Magazine''
* ''Monthly Review''
* ''PQ Monthly''
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* ''Overland Monthly''
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...
nautical
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It involves topics an ...
newsletter
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published by Griffiths & Bates (
New York City
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) in the 19th century.
History
The ''U.S.nautical Magazine'' was first published as the ''Monthly Nautical Magazine and Quarterly review'' by Griffiths & Bates (a publishing house in New York). Volume 1 of the U.S. Nautical magazine covered the period October 1854 to March 1855.
Contents
The ''U.S.Nautical magazine'' carried articles on
seamanship
Seamanship is the art, knowledge and competence of operating a ship, boat or other craft on water. The'' Oxford Dictionary'' states that seamanship is "The skill, techniques, or practice of handling a ship or boat at sea."
It involves topics an ...
,
naval architecture
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, lists of ship builders in America, descriptions of
ships
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/
clipper
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s constructed (like the
Sunny South, and
Blue Jacket
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) and their
voyages
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Literature
*''Voyage : A Novel of 1896'', Sterling Hayden
* ''Voyage'' (novel), a 1996 science fiction novel by Stephen Baxter
*''The Voyage'', Murray Bail
* "The Voyage" (short story), a 1921 story by K ...
,
and often, discoveries of
islands
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and
reefs
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made by ships. It also contained articles on disasters at sea, collisions and financial articles related to shipping.
Further reading
''Monthly Nautical Magazine and Quarterly Review, Volume 1''''Monthly Nautical Magazine and Quarterly Review, Volume 2''''Monthly Nautical Magazine and Quarterly Review, Volume 5''''Monthly Nautical Magazine and Quarterly Review, Volume 6-7''
References
Monthly magazines published in the United States
Magazines established in 1854
Magazines disestablished in 1855
Defunct magazines published in New York City
Maritime magazines
Defunct newsletters published in the United States
1854 establishments in New York (state)
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