Table of Contents

List of plates; List of figures in the text; Foreword; Preface; 1. The birth of the steam boat; 2. Early progress of steam navigation; 3. Pioneer transatlantic steamships; 4. Steam men-of-war; 5. The introduction of screw propulsion; 6. Naval officers and steam; 7. Iron ships for mercantile purposes; 8. Early iron warships; 9. Low pressure marine boilers; 10. Types of marine engines; 11. Steam and sail from 1860 to 1870; 12. The marine compound engine; 13. Boiler practice and progress; 14. Introduction of auxiliary machinery, I; 15. Introduction of auxiliary machinery, II; 16. Triple-expansion engines and water-tube boilers; 17. Machinery of torpedo craft; 18. The introduction of the Parsons steam turbine; 19. Steam turbines and transmission gear; 20. Steam machinery from 1919 to 1937; 21. The marine internal combustion engine; 22. Marine engineering and the nation; Index.

Promotional Information

Originally published in 1938, this book was written to provide an account of the historical development of naval and marine engineering.