The History of North Atlantic steam navigation with some account of early ships and shipowners (1896)
Fry, Henry · New York : C. Scribner's sons · leaf 64
ght his screw-boat, the Archimedes, to Bristol, and a series ofexperiments there convinced Brunei, and although the frames ofthe paddle-boxes were already up, he decided to alter her to ascrew. She thus excited the deepest interest throughout Europe.It is said that no engineer could be found… … GREAT BRITAIN IN A GALE OFF LUNDY ISLAND. four endless chains over a great drum. There were four cylinders,88 inches diameter with 6 feet stroke. On the 19th July, 1843, PnnceAlbert came down from Windsor to christen her, and Her Majestyand many thousands of people visited her afterwards in…
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