SS Agamemnon (1865)
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SS Agamemnon was one of the first successful long-distance merchant steamships. She was built in 1865 to trade between Britain and China, and competed with tea clippers before and after the opening of
Agamemnon
Marine steam engine
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A marine steam engine is a steam engine that is used to power a ship or boat. This article deals mainly with marine steam engines of the reciprocating type, which were in use from the inception of the
SS Agamemnon (1865)
…the opening of the Suez Canal in 1869. She brought together three improvements in steamship design: higher boiler pressure, an efficient and compact compound steam engine, and a hull form with modest power requirements. Before Agamemnon, steamships were not a practical commercial option for trade between Britain and the…
Period cutaway diagram of a triple-expansion steam engine installation, circa 1918. This particular diagram illustrates possible engine cutoff locations, after the Lusitania disaster and others made it clear that this was an important safety feature.
Side-lever engine of SS Pacific (1849)
Side-lever engine of RMS Persia (1855)
Model of the twin side-lever engines of the 1836 Thames River steamboat Ruby