USE OF PROPELLERS.
CENTENARY EXHIBITION,
British Official Wireless. RUGBY, February 12. A special exhibition of models has been arranged at the Science Museum, at South Kensington, to mark the centenary of the first practical use of marine screw propulsion for ships. A wooden screw propeller of two complete turns, with a diameter of 2ft was patented in IS3O by a farmer named Francis Smith, who demonstrated it successfully on the Paddington Canal. In February, 100 years ago, during the test trips, the launch struck an obstacle and part of the propeller was broken off, but to the inventor's surprise, the accident materially increased the speed of the boat.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXXIII, Issue 37, 13 February 1937, Page 9
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108USE OF PROPELLERS. Auckland Star, Volume LXXIII, Issue 37, 13 February 1937, Page 9
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