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

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