Improved Means for Steering Steam Ships and Stopping Way thereof.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 1st May, 1895
Complete Specification Left, 30th Jan., 1896-Accepted, 4th Apr., 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improved Means for Steering Steam Ships and Stopping Way
thereof.
We SAMUEL WHITTAKER of 10 Collyhurst Street Manchester Traveller and
GEORGE HENRY RICHMOND of 5 Derby Street Moss Side Manchester Mechanical
Engineer do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The object of this invention is the construction of apparatus which shall enable
steam ships to be brought to a stand in a shorter time than has hitherto been
practicable and also to enable steam ships to alter their course more quickly and
thus minimise the danger of the ship to which the apparatus is applied coming into
contact with other ships or bodies.
In carrying out our invention we construct any number of suitable nozzles and
in one end of these nozzles we introduce a jet of suitable shape and size which jet
is designed to be coupled through a pipe with the steam boiler or boilers so as to
be supplied with steam when necessary. These nozzles and jets are designed to be:
fitted to the ship on the outside and below the water line in such a manner as to be
at a slight angle with the length of the ship and by preference on the bows at
either side and also towards the stern at either side of the ship.
The action of this apparatus is as follows:-
A ship having four of these nozzles and jets one at each side at the front of the
ship and one at each side at or near the stern is to be brought to a stand then steam
will be turned off from the engines and on to the jets when the water will be forced
through the nozzles with a very strong current in the direction in which the ship is
going and so cause such a resistance to the progress of the ship as to bring it to a
stand in a very short time. If it is desired to change the direction of the ship say
to the left the right hand forward jet will be put in work and also the left band
stern jet when it will be found that the ship will go to the left in a very much
shorter time than by the aid of the rudder alone and it will be apparent that with
the help of the screw a ship having these nozzles and jets attached may be caused
to turn round on its own centre. It will be obvious that when necessary these.
bozzles and jets may be fixed in any numbers singly or in groupes and that their
ase will minimise the risks of collision. It will also be seen that the nozzles and
ets will not cause any resistance when not in use as the water can pass freely.
hrough the nozzles.
Dated this 30th day of April 1895.
SAMUEL WHITTAKER.
G. H. RICHMOND.

page_text: CUMI LUID SIDCITICATION.
Improved Means for Steering Steam Ships and Stopping Way
thereof.
We, SAMUEL WHITTAKER of 10 Collyhurst Street Manchester Traveller and
GEORGE HENRY RICHMOND of 5 Derby Street Moss Side Manchester Mechanical
Engineer, 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 the construction and application of apparatus to
steam ships which shall enable steam ships to be brought to a stand in a shorter
time than has hitherto been practicable and also to enable steam ships to alter their
course more quickly and thus minimise the danger of the ship to which the apparatus
is applied coming into contact with other ships or bodies. In carrying out our
invention we apply any number of suitable nozzles and in one end of these nozzles
we introduce a jet of suitable shape and size which jet is designed to be coupled
through a pipe with the steam boiler or boilers so as to be supplied with steam
when necessary. These nozzles and jets are designed to he fitted by suitable
brackets to the ship on the outside and below the water line in such a manner as to
be at an angle with the ships length and by preference on the bows at either side
and also towards the stern at either side of the ship.
And in order that this our said invention may be more readily understood and
carried into practical effect we have hereunto annexed a sheet of drawings illustrative
of the same which we will now proceed to describe with the assistance of the various
figs. and letters of reference marked thereon..
Fig. 1 is a sectional elevation of the nozzles and jets and
Fig. 2 is a plan outline of a steam ship shewing the nozzles and jets applied
thereto.
Like letters are used in both views to denote like parts.
A is the nozzle and B the jet.
. Such nozzle A being secured to the ships side by means of the bracket C and
the jet is supplied with steam from the boilers D by means of the pipes E.
The action of this apparatus is as follows:
Supposing a ship having four of these nozzles and jets applied thereto as illus-
trated on the accompanying drawing to be approaching another ship or other body
say a rock and it is advisable to go to the right of such other ship or body then
steam would he turned on to the left hand forward jet and the right hand stern jet
which would have the effect of immediately displacing a large body of water
through the nozzles of such jets. the water being drawn through the opening F
provided for the purpose in the body of the nozzle A. and so cause a very consider-
able power to be exerted upon the ship to which the nozzles and jets are applied
and such power would have the effect of forcing the bow of the ship towards the
right and at the same time would force the stern of the ship towards the left and
so cause the ship to be turned towards the right of the object approached and this
in a very much shorter time than would be possible by the aid of the rudder alone
and it will be apparent that the application of such power in the manner described
would have the effect likewise of retarding the forward progress of the ship to
which it was applied. If it is desired to bring the ship to a stand steam will be
turned off from the engines and on to all the jets when the power exerted will be
found so great as to bring the ship to a stand in a much shorter time than has
hitherto been practicable. And it will be obvious that a ship provided with these
nozzles and jets may with the help of the screw be turned round on its own centre
or may be steered in any direction at any time when the ship may be without
rudder.

page_text: These nozzles and jets may be fixed in any numbers singly or in groups and it
will be seen that their use will minimise the risks of collision and that the nozzles
and jets will not cause any resistance when not in use as the water can pass freely
through the nozzles.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion together with the best methods with which we are acquainted for carrying the
same into practical effect we wish it to be understood that we do not confine
ourselves to any particular shape or size of nozzles and jets as the same may be
considerably varied but what we claim is
The use and application of nozzles and jets in conjunction with the steam from
the boiler or boilers substantially as and for the purposes hereinbefore described.
Dated this 27th day of January 1896.
SAMUEL WHITTAKER.
G. H. RICHMOND.