PROPELLERS OF SHIPS
ORIGINAL AND MODERN CENTENARY DISPLAY BRITISH DEVELOPMENTS (British Official Wireless.) Recti. 0.30 a.m. RUGBY, Pel). 12. Special exhibition models have been arranged in the Science Museum, 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 183 G by a farmer named Francis Smith, who demom strated '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 oil, but to the inventor’s surprise the accident materially increased the speed of the boat. The models on exhibition include those of the original launch and of a larger vessel 123 ft. long to whicl Smith’s invention, consisting of a double-threaded screw of a .half turn, was fitted. By way of contrast, : model is also shown of the screw, propellers of the liner Queen Mary, which are 20ft. in diameter.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19248, 13 February 1937, Page 5
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