Improvements in or relating to the Propulsion of Vessels.
Year: 1896

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to the Propulsion of Vessels.
I, WILLIAM EVANS, Engineer, 33 Singleton Terrace Swansea Glamorgan do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to the propulsion of ships and the same is carried out as.
follows, reference being had to the annexed drawings in which :-
Fig. 1. is a sectional plan view.
Fig. 2. sectional end elevation.
Fig. 3. sectional side elevation.
a is a pipe into which the sea water enters and arrives at the motor which is.
suitably geared to the screw shaft by means of mitre and bevel wheels i & j or
such like suitable means. This water puts the motor 6 in motion thus producing
an auxiliary motive power. The water is then by means of a circulating pump.
conveyed into the condenser d through the pipe e and thence into the sea again.
through the pipe f
When the ship is light or rolling heavily the motor gearing is arranged by
means of a suitable clutch or the like gearing so that it can be readily
disconnected.
When the engines are not in motion the discharge water from the motor b is.
pumped out through pipes g, g, astern as shewn.
Dated this 11th day of June 1896.
E. EATON,
Agent for Applicant..
1, WILLIAM EVANS, Engineer, 33 Singleton Terrace Swansea Glamorgan 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 :-
This invention relates to the propulsion of ships and the same is carried out as
follows, reference being had to the drawings filed with my Provisional Specification.
in which :-
Fig. 1. is a sectional plan view.
Fig. 2. sectional elevation.
Fig. 3. sectional side elevation.
a is a pipe into which the sea water enters and arrives at the motor b which is
suitably geared to the screw shaft c by means of mitre bevel wheels i &j or such
like suitable means. This motor is of any well known & suitable form. This
water puts the motor b in motion thus producing an auxiliary motive power. The
water is then by means of a circulating pump of any convenient & well known.

page_text: construction conveyed into the condenser d through the pipe e and thence into the
sea again through the pipe f.
When the ship is light or rolling heavily the motor gearing is arranged by
means of a suitable clutch or the like gearing so that it can be readily
disconnected. When the engines are not in motion the discharge water from
the motor b is pumped out through pipes g, g, astern as shewn.
It will be seen that any suitable form of water motor may be employed and
that the connection of the motor to the shaft c which carries the mitre or bevel
wheelj may be effected by any of the well-known arrangements such as a clutch or
the like by means of which the mitre wheel i is caused to engage or disengage with
the mitre wheel j upon the shaft c.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is
1. The combined construction and arrangement of the various parts substantially
as described and illustrated herein.
2. In the propulsion of vessels, a pipe or inlet conveying water to a motor which
is geared to the propeller shaft said water after having operated the motor
being pumped into a condenser or into the sea by means of any suitable and
well-known form of pump.
Dated this 10th day of Fahr 1807
E. EATON,
Agent for Applicant.