NEW SCREW PROPELLERS.
A < new method of propelling steamers has been invented by Conrad Odinet, an American engineer. Instead of placing two screw propellers at the stern he arranges a shaft with a number of screws on each side of the keel, the hull of the vessel being hollowed out for the purpose. As a consequence the water is drawn in from the front and pushed off behind, and the. resistance of the water to the motion of the slip is considerably lessened.
Moreover the screws cannot "race" when they get out of the water in a high sea as some of them are always submerged. It will be interesting to see how this system will stand the test of a rigorous trial.
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Grey River Argus, Volume LVII, Issue 9871, 8 January 1898, Page 4
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123NEW SCREW PROPELLERS. Grey River Argus, Volume LVII, Issue 9871, 8 January 1898, Page 4
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