. Book of the Royal blue . CHAULES J. BADGER, SDPEKINTENDESTOF NAVAL ACADEMY. S. BENSON, OFMIDSHIPMEN. NAVAL ACADEMY. THE UNITED STATES NAVAL TIIK LIBRUIY-CENTEII OV ACADEMIC GROUP. and Seanianship Building. These arelocated on the southeast side of the i;roimdsand face the Chesapeake. 15efore thisgroup hes a magnificent parade ground, onthe northeast corner of which rises old FortSevern, built in 1808. Bancroft Hall, thequarters of the midshipmen, is 630 feetlong, and 350 feet wide. It has 900 roomsin it. The Armory is 400 feet long, and110 wide. The Seamanshi
. Book of the Royal blue . CHAULES J. BADGER, SDPEKINTENDESTOF NAVAL ACADEMY. S. BENSON, OFMIDSHIPMEN. NAVAL ACADEMY. THE UNITED STATES NAVAL TIIK LIBRUIY-CENTEII OV ACADEMIC GROUP. and Seanianship Building. These arelocated on the southeast side of the i;roimdsand face the Chesapeake. 15efore thisgroup hes a magnificent parade ground, onthe northeast corner of which rises old FortSevern, built in 1808. Bancroft Hall, thequarters of the midshipmen, is 630 feetlong, and 350 feet wide. It has 900 roomsin it. The Armory is 400 feet long, and110 wide. The Seamanship Building hasthe same dimensions. The Armory andSeamanship Building are connected by cov-ered ways with Bancroft Hall, making anedifice 1,280 feet in extent, and being thelongest building in the world. A second group of buildings is composedby the Grand Chapel, the AdministrationBuilding, where the Superintendent has hisofHce, and the Superintendents Academy Chapel is 180 feet by 180,and has a height of 168 feet. Its symmet-rical dome, surmounted by a cupola andspire, presents a splendid spectacle. The Academic group is composed of theLibrary, the build
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