An edition of The steam launch
(1982)
The steam launch
by Mitchell, Richard M.
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Table of Contents
Machine generated contents note: Part One: The Steam Launch - Past and Present 1
1 The Rise of Steam Navigation 3
2 A History of Steam Launches 17
3 Contemporary Steam Men 41
4 The Naval Architecture of Steam Launches by Bill Durham 57
5 The Steam Launch Power Plant 72
Part Two: A Steam Launch Album 87
Commercial Launches 89
Paddle-Wheel Launches 114
Open Launches 128
Canopy Launches 154
Cabin Launches 178
Naphtha Launches 202
Steam "Yots" 216
Naval Launches and Torpedo Boats 226
Simple Engines 252
Compound Engines 270
Triple- and Quadruple-Expansion Engines 286
Unusual Engines 294
Boilers 302
Epilogue: The Future of Steam Launches by Bill Durham 317
Bibliography 325
Steam Launch Builders of the Past 329
Index 335.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 325-328) and index.
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