Improved Apparatus for Turning or Steering Ships and other Vessels.
Year: 1891

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improved Apparatus for Turning or Steering Ships and other
Vessels.
I, MAX WEIHE of No. 10 Alsterdamm Hamburg in the Empire of Germany,
Sea Captain do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner
the same is to be performed to be particularly described and ascertained in and
by the following statement :-
The object of this invention is to provide apparatus by which steam ships and
other vessels may be turned or steered readily and quickly when by reason of their
moving at very slow speed for instance in narrow or crowded channels they lose
the effective steering power of the rudder, or when for any reason the usual
steering effected by the rudder is to be supplemented by other means to turn or
manoeuvre the vessel more quickly. Warping cables and steam tugs for bringing
vessels into their berths etc. will not be required in many cases by vessels provided
with this improved apparatus.
The accompanying drawing illustrates in diagramatic elevation in Fig. 1 and
plan in Fig. 2 the apparatus required for this invention.
In connection with the pump system and compression chamber which are
generally to be found, especially the former on steam vessels or when not already
provided especially placed for this purpose, is arranged a pipe system by which the
water held under pressure in the compression chamber may be allowed to flow out
on either side of the ship either at the bows or at the stern as the exigencies of
the steering or manoeuvring may require, with considerable force in a direction
perpendicular (or substantially so) to the centre longitudinal vertical plane of the
ship.
In the drawings A is the chamber in which the water is stored upon pressure by
the pumps.
and are the two pipes or mains or strength to stand against the
pressure of the water and leading fore and aft respectively in the ship, branching
and opening at the outside of the vessel at the deepest convenient place on each
side near the bow and stern respectively at b c and d e. Suitable cocks are
provided to control the several outlets so that any one of them may be opened
independently of the others.
It is obvious that by opening any one or more of these openings the water under
heavy pressure in the receiver A will issue with force and volume commensurate
with the amount of opening given and that the reaction of this stream of water
will tend to turn the vessel. Thus if c and d are opened the vessel will be turned
to the left. If and e the vessel will be turned to the right and if both openings
on the same side of the vessel are opened simultaneously the vessel will be moved
sideways in the opposite direction to the outflowing water.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
In a steam ship or other vessel the combination with a pumping system and a
receiver A adapted to store water under pressure, of a pipe system connected with
said receiver and having four outlets cbde with separate control for each outlet
Baid outlets being arranged at each side near the bow and stern respectively for the
purpose set forth.
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