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With the construction of the Vendenesse, it was probably inevitable that the French navy would take an interest in aluminum boats. One result was Le Foudre, a torpedo boat tender (actually made in Britain) with a skin of sheet aluminum thicknesses varying from 1 mm. to 5 mm.
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Canoes: A Natural History in North America
by Mark Neuzil and Norman Sims
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After about 1900, aluminum was abandoned by navies as a major construction material because of corrosion issues in salt water.
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History
Cultural Studies
Literature
Native American Studies
Regional Studies
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Before 1900
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Chapter 6: Synthetic Canoes
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aluminum
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