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When the screw propellor went out for a spin

August 22, 2024

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The Archimedes, fitted with Mr FP Smith’s Patent Screw Propeller on her trip from Gravesend to Portsmouth, May 14 1839.

Whimsy columnist CLIVE WILLIAMS reprises his propellor theme, this time he looks at how it proved more efficient than sail or traditional paddlewheels and soon…

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