History of merchant shipping and ancient commerce, Volume 4 (of 4)Lindsay, W. S. (William Schaw)
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History of merchant shipping and ancient commerce, Volume 4 (of 4)
Lindsay, W. S. (William Schaw)
Commerce -- History; Shipping -- History; Steam navigation -- History
Weight of iron in the hull 8,000 ”
Weight of ship, engines, &c., as at its 12,000 ”
launching
Immersion of this weight 15 feet 6 inches
Draught of water laden 30 feet
Draught of water light 20 ”
Accommodation for passengers, 1st class, 800 }
Accommodation for passengers, 2nd class, 2000 } 4,000
Accommodation for passengers, 3rd class, 1200 }
Accommodation for troops alone 10,000
Number of anchors 10
Weight of anchors, cables, &c. 253 tons
Number of boats 20
Number of masts 6
Quantity of canvas under full sail 65,000 square yards
_Paddle-Engines._
Nominal power 1,000 horses
Number of cylinders 4
Diameter of cylinders 74 inches
Weight of cylinders (each) 26 tons
Length of stroke 14 feet
Number of boilers 4
Weight of boilers (each) 50 tons
Weight of water (each) 40 ”
Furnaces for boilers 40
Area of heating surface of boilers 4800 square feet
Number of tubes 400
Diameter of paddle-wheels 58 feet
Weight of paddle-wheels (each) 90 tons
Length of floats 13 feet
Width of floats 3 ”
Number of floats to each wheel 30
_Screw-Engines._
Nominal power 1600 horses
Number of cylinders 4
Weight of cylinders (each) 30 tons
Diameter of cylinders 84 inches
Length of stroke 4 feet
Number of revolutions per minute 50
Number of boilers 6
Weight of boilers 57 tons
Weight of water in them 45 ”
Furnaces for boilers 72
Area of heating surface 5000 square feet
Number of tubes 420
Number of auxiliary engines 2
Number of donkey engines 10
Diameter of screw 24 feet
Number of blades to screw 4
Length of screw shaft 160 feet
Weight of shaft about 60 tons
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