A history of the growth of the steam-engine . g from Falmouth in October, 1806, and reachingthe United States December 13, 1806. The engine was soon received, and Fulton immediatelycontracted for a hull in which to set it up. Meantime, Liv-ingston had also returned to the United States, and the twoenthusiasts worked together on a larger steamer than anywhich had yet been constructed. In the spring of 1807, the Clermont (Fig. 80), as thenew boat was christened, was launched from the ship-yard ofCharles Brown, on the East River, New York. In Augustthe machinery was on board and in successful ope
A history of the growth of the steam-engine . g from Falmouth in October, 1806, and reachingthe United States December 13, 1806. The engine was soon received, and Fulton immediatelycontracted for a hull in which to set it up. Meantime, Liv-ingston had also returned to the United States, and the twoenthusiasts worked together on a larger steamer than anywhich had yet been constructed. In the spring of 1807, the Clermont (Fig. 80), as thenew boat was christened, was launched from the ship-yard ofCharles Brown, on the East River, New York. In Augustthe machinery was on board and in successful hull of this boat was 133 feet long, 18 wide, and 9deep. The boat soon made a trip to Albany, running thedistance of 150 miles in 32 hours running time, and return-ing in 30 hours. The sails were not used on either occasion. Woodcraft, p. 64. 258 THE MODERN STEAM-ENGINE. This was the first royage of consideraWe length evermade by a steam-vessel; and Fulton, though not to beclassed with James Watt as an inventor, is entitled to the. Fig. 80.—The Clermont, 1807. great honor of having been the first to make steam-naviga-tion an every-day commercial success, and of having thusmade the first application of the steam-engine to ship-pro^pulsion, which was not followed by the retii-ement of the
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