It is stated that a now departure in !>nip propulsion is a recent English invention of a vessel that uses the motion ot the ycean instead of fuel to drive it. j Ihe ship is built in sections, jo that | they nek up and down with the motion |oi the waves. This motion runs elee- | trie generators in each section. The .-iHTent Keucrated in this way is C arI nea to the rear of tlie shio. where it runs motors connected with'the proncllers, thereby propelling the ship. There ;irc storage battenes also, ihat collect the surplus current so that it may be used when tV- sea is quiet. The cears are made so that both the up and down motion of the waves are used. Whatever may he the possibilities of the new ship, its motion will no doubt prove very unpopular with the "bad sailors."
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Press, Volume LX, Issue 18208, 20 October 1924, Page 4
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