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explorer , and author. as chief of the bureau of steam engineering , he headed a time of great expansion, technological progress and change, often in defiance of the conservative element of the navy hierarchy. he superintended the design of ships and introduced the water-tube boiler , the triple-screw propulsion
system, vertical engines, the floating repair ship, and the "distilling ship." appointed engineer in chief of the navy, melville reformed the service entirely, putting navy engineers on a professional rather than an artisan footing. melville also established an engineering experiment station near the...
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