Steam-ships : $b The story of their development to the present day — John Shaqi
Steam-ships : $b The story of their development to the present dayFletcher, R. A.
History
Steam-ships : $b The story of their development to the present day
Fletcher, R. A.
Shipbuilding; Steamboats
63. H.M. Troopship _Himalaya_ in Plymouth Sound _To face_ 180
Both from prints kindly supplied by the Peninsular and Oriental
Steam Navigation Co.
64. H.M. Troopship _Himalaya_ _To face_ 182
By courtesy of the Thames Iron Works and Shipbuilding Co.
65. The _Norman_ (Union-Castle Line, 1894) _To face_ 184
By permission of the _Engineer_
66. Maudslay’s Oscillating Engine _To face_ 200
From the original at the Science Museum, South Kensington
67. Model of the Engines of the _Leinster_ _To face_ 204
From the original at South Kensington
68. The _Pacific_ 205
Drawn by E. Coffin from a contemporary picture
69. Stevens’ 1804 Engine, showing Twin-screw Propellers _To face_ 208
By courtesy of E. A. Stevens, Esq., Hoboken, N.J.
70. The _Q.E.D._ 211
Drawn by E. Coffin from a contemporary picture
71. The _John Bowes_, launched 1852 _To face_ 214
72. The _John Bowes_, 1906 _To face_ 214
By courtesy of Palmer’s Shipbuilding and Iron Co.
73. The _Novelty_, built 1839 _To face_ 218
From the model at the Science Museum, South Kensington
74. The _Great Britain_ _To face_ 222
75. Engines of the _Great Britain_ _To face_ 224
From the models at South Kensington
76. The _Sarah Sands_, 1846 _To face_ 230
77. The _City of Glasgow_ (Inman Line, 1850) _To face_ 236
78. The _City of Rome_ (Inman Line, 1881) _To face_ 242
The last three from “The Atlantic Ferry,” by kind permission of
the publishers, as above
79. The _City of Chicago_ 244
Drawn from a contemporary print
80. The _Persia_ and _Scotia_ (Cunard, 1856 and 1862) _To face_ 244
81. The _China_ (Cunard, 1862) _To face_ 246
82. The _Russia_ (Cunard, 1867) _To face_ 246
The last three from “The Atlantic Ferry,” by kind permission of
the publishers, as above
83. Model of the _City of Paris_, 1866 _To face_ 248
From the original at South Kensington
84. The _Oregon_ (Cunard and Guion Lines, 1883) _To face_ 250
From “The Atlantic Ferry,” by kind permission of the publishers,
as above
85. The _America_ (National Line, 1884) _To face_ 254
From “The Atlantic Ferry,” by kind permission of the publishers,
as above
86. The _Delta_ leaving Marseilles for the opening of
the Suez Canal _To face_ 260
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