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Author Topic: Transatlantic and other ocean-going paddlers  (Read 3912 times)

Offline Broder Incertus

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Transatlantic and other ocean-going paddlers
« on: October 01, 2006, 04:05:52 AM »
Greetings,

Are there any good books or other sources of information about trans-atlantic and other ocean-going paddlers? I have The First Atlantic Steamers and Transatlantic Paddle Steamers; any others?

Btw, apart from the Great Eastern, were there any ships that were both paddle- and screw-driven (sails, screw, and paddle wheels)?
(Heretical, but p'haps a good idea for a live steam paddler: electric back-up screw :-)

tia/tm

Offline brunelrussell

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Re: Transatlantic and other ocean-going paddlers
« Reply #1 on: April 04, 2018, 02:25:30 AM »
In the book review section I just now mentioned a book called 'American Steamships on the Atlantic' by Cedric Ridgely-Nevitt which covers that very subject.  Have a look.

Offline Hankwilliams

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Re: Transatlantic and other ocean-going paddlers
« Reply #2 on: April 05, 2018, 01:40:38 AM »
I own this book. Very interesting the article about the hot air engined ocean paddler "Ericsson". This was the unique big ship with this kind of machinery.
The 3 pictures are probably the only preserved illustrations of this ship.

Thomas

 

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