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| | Fatal Cruise of the Princeton - Page 1 |
 | | Captain Robert F. Stockton of Princeton, New Jersey, had assembled the very cream of the capital, including President John Tyler, for a demonstration cruise on board the pride of the United States Navy, the steam frigate USS Princeton. |
 | | Stockton, whose grandfather was a signer of the Declaration of Independence, had enticed Swedish-born John Ericsson, later famous for the Civil War-era Monitor, to come to the United States to design the first steam-powered warship driven by a screw propeller instead of a paddlewheel. |
 | | Stockton guided construction of the Princeton, using some of his family's wealth to help finance the project when it cost more than the Navy was willing to spend. |
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