Steam launch

As a steamboat (English Steam Launch ) refers to one to about twelve -foot boat that is equipped with steam propulsion. The ship's name is prefixed ( for steamboat ) or S / L (for Steam Launch ) usually DB.

It a useful steam boat was built in 1801, the Charlotte Dundas. Popular were steam boats of about 1860 to 1910 as a pleasure and working boats; then smaller boats were practically equipped only with internal combustion engines. Characteristic of steam boats is the quiet running of the drive and independence from fossil fuels. This was in addition to the nostalgia, with a reason that since the mid- 1960s, steamboats again experienced a real renaissance. So many disused steam boats were repaired and provided also built new. Today, you can buy in the U.S. steamers again brand new off the shelf. The typical steam boat has a steam engine with about 1 to 20 hp high-torque, which manifests itself in relatively large propeller. The boiler was often installed vertically. There were also models with horizontal steam boilers, which is often encountered in the modern replicas again.

The most famous steamboat is probably the African Queen from the film with Katharine Hepburn and Humphrey Bogart 1951. On the European continent steam boats were not as common which is why only rarely genuine historical steam boats are encountered as in England and the USA. Nevertheless, for example, was Escher-Wyss in Zurich, a major manufacturer, but the exported almost the entire production. Steamboats were consistently propeller- driven; However, some engineers have built modern steam boats with a paddle wheel, which have surprisingly good performance.

Steamboat clubs are available in most European countries, the USA, Australia and New Zealand.

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