SPEED AND POWER OF MODERN STEAMSHIPS.
Early Atlantic Mail Steamers—Reduction of the Atlantic Passage-time—
Modern Transatlantic Steamships—Fast Atlantic Passages—The Future
of the Atlantic Service—Cape of Good Hope Mail Service—Employment of
Steamers on Long Voyages—Australian Direct Steam Service—New Zealand
Direct Steam Service—Increased Number of High-Speed Steamers—Economy
in Coal Consumption—Construction of Modern Marine Boilers—Improved
Boiler Fittings—Combustion by Forced Draught—Reduced Weight of
Machinery—Triple Expansion Engines—Designs for “Ships of the Future”—
The Future of Ship Propulsion—List of Papers bearing on Speed and
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