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@colindhowell The PS (PS=Paddle Steamer, SS=Screw Steamer) Pacific from 1849 had a side lever steam engine with a 95" bore and a 9ft stroke. Most paddlewheelers had side lever steam engines.
DAKOTA56777 1 month ago
Now imagine two of those, scaled up so that the cylinder is about twelve feet tall, and turning paddle wheels forty feet across.
Yes, there was a ship with engines like that.
colindhowell 2 years ago
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@colindhowell The PS (PS=Paddle Steamer, SS=Screw Steamer) Pacific from 1849 had a side lever steam engine with a 95" bore and a 9ft stroke. Most paddlewheelers had side lever steam engines.
DAKOTA56777 1 month ago
Now imagine two of those, scaled up so that the cylinder is about twelve feet tall, and turning paddle wheels forty feet across.
Yes, there was a ship with engines like that.
colindhowell 2 years ago