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SOLAS Watertight Construction Standards

Great Britain · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1914

John Charles Bigham20 January 1914

London · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery

Helps establish international construction requirements addressing watertight bulkheads and passenger-ship subdivision.

Names involved

John Charles Bigham

Provenance

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