United States Merchant Marine Academy - Midships Yearbook (Kings Point, NY)

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tf s A A L8 DEEP WATER STEAM It is interesting to note that it was Robert Fulton,s Hudson River monopoly which hrought about the first ocean-going steamship. After operating his Phoenix on the Hudson and in Jer- sey waters for nearly a year, John Stevens decided to move to the Delaware River, far from Fultonis territory. This olved crossing one hundred and fifty miles of open which was accomplished in thirteen days, making the first sea-going steamship in the world. later, the Savannah, Moses Rogers, skipper, Atlantic under sail and steam. Although steam only three days of the twenty-nine day cross- was the first steamer to cross the ocean. Savannah was the frst steam- cross the Atlantic. This three days longer than time, but marks the be- ocean-going steamship

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of ,ff ,f J ,,,, X steamboat. He constructed four sue- r cessful steamboat.-1, but failed to .see , cial asset of steam navigation, 'ankle accordingly lost financial :supports f,' f John Fitch was the 'inventor of the the need for demonstrating the- Euan- Fulton as the steam- The attention of John Stevens was drawn to the work of Fitch in the development of the steamboat. Shown here is the machinery of the first propeller built by Stevens. The North several boats might brought a poverty- WSS DOI .Af-zz yn,-.,.,. ,.., .,....' ep...-' 14- e . - V '-S-...R 21 '1m...- .

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IN. X 41 3 s..-W , 1 ,f' use AMERICA TA BS Tal .c ll t. Z Jw N. 'rl 'f A 1777 I The first steamship built for Collins' United States Mail Steamship Com- pany was the Atlantic. The Atlantic delighted Americans by crossing to Liverpool in ten days and sixteen hours, clipping twelve hours from the Cunard record. Collins was dealt a heavy blow in 185-1. when the Arctic collided with a French steamer in the fog of Cape Race. The vessel sank with the loss of more than three hundred lives. Among those drowned were Collins' wife. son. and daughter. W W .4 .4 ,lL- Xl