Bessemer

[Alistair Deayton]

Just thinking, BESSEMER was a remarkable design, with two sets of paddles
fore and aft, two hulls and a swinging saloon in between. She hit the pier
at both Calais and Dover on her maiden voyage and saw little service.
She was built in Hull by Earles.

Alistair

[Robert Grauman]

The autobiography of Sir Henry Bessemer is available online at:
< http://www.history.rochester.edu/ehp-book/shb/start.htm >
Chapter 20 is devoted to the paddle steamer "BESSEMER".

Robert Grauman