Caloric_Ship_Ericsson,_burthen_2200_tons,_Built_for_John_B_Kitching_and_Associates,_A_B_Lowber,_Commander_RMG_PU6745.jpg
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English:
Caloric Ship Ericsson, burthen 2200 tons, Built for John B. Kitching & Associates, A. B. Lowber, Commander
Print. The Ericsson was built to test Captain John Ericsson’s theory of a ship driven by hot air instead of steam. The idea proved a failure and she was given an ordinary steam engine. The caloric engine was economical in its consumption of fuel, but was very expensive to build and was of a great size (Rogers, S. ‘Freak Ships’, p68-71)
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Date | 2200 |
Notes | Box Title: Steamships 1840-1860. |
Source/Photographer | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/110896 |
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id number: PAD6745 |
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