William Pile (shipbuilder)
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William Pile (shipbuilder)
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William Pile was a British shipbuilder. 'His genius was displayed in the building of ships, wherein he was not excelled. As Watt was great as a builder of engines; and Stephenson was great as a builder of railways; so William Pile was great as a builder of ships.' He was the first to introduce the Clipper class of ship to the river Wear, Sunderland. A testament to his art can be seen today, the Composite Clipper ship City of Adelaide. The ship was classed as "Experimental" by Lloyd's of London i
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19th-century English shipbuilder
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Pile_(shipbuilder)
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2023-05-07T23:45:40Z
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