. Bulletin. Science. > f 1 . I 1 y. Figure 4.—Marestier's drawings of the Savannahs engine (from plate 7 in Withington's transla- tion of the Marestier report). The graphic dimensions do not precisely correspond to the scale of dimensions in Marestier's text, nor with other recorded measurements. stowed 75 tons of coal and 25 cords of wood, and cost $50,000. Apparently quoting Preble'" to a great extent, he also states that the engine developed 90 horsepower and had a 40-inch diameter cylinder with a stroke of 5 feet. Preble states that the ship was purchased for con- version to a stea
. Bulletin. Science. > f 1 . I 1 y. Figure 4.—Marestier's drawings of the Savannahs engine (from plate 7 in Withington's transla- tion of the Marestier report). The graphic dimensions do not precisely correspond to the scale of dimensions in Marestier's text, nor with other recorded measurements. stowed 75 tons of coal and 25 cords of wood, and cost $50,000. Apparently quoting Preble'" to a great extent, he also states that the engine developed 90 horsepower and had a 40-inch diameter cylinder with a stroke of 5 feet. Preble states that the ship was purchased for con- version to a steamer after launching and gives state- ments by Stevens Rogers, sailing master of the Savannah, to the eflfect that the ship was built as a Havre packet and that the project ruined financially one of the investors, William Scarborough. Rogers, who made these statements in 1856, also said the ship 1° Geo. Henry Preble, A Chronological History of the Origin and Development of Steam Navigation, 1543-1882, Philadelphia, 1883. was built by "Crocker and ; Contemporary newspapers, quoted by Preble, state that the ship had 32 berths in staterooms for passengers. Morrison " credits the building of the Savannah to Francis Fickett and says she was intended for the Havre packet run. He states that the vessel cost $50,000; that her paddle wheels, each with eight buckets, were 16 feet in diameter; and that she had canvas wheel boxes supported by an iron frame. Morrison also relates the history of the ship after her return from Russia—the removal and the sale of her machinery to James P. Allaire, the operation of the ^'John H. Morrison, A History oj American Steam Navigation, New York, 1930. PAPER 21: THE PIONEER STEAMSHIP SAVANNAH: A STUDY FOR A SCALE MODEL 67. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the ori
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