The steam launch
By: Richard M. Mitchell.
Series: Elliott Bay classics ;; v. 1
Publisher: Elliott Bay Press
Published: 1994
Place of publication: Portland, Or
Language: eng
Number of pages: 334
Subjects: Steamboats.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 325-328) and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: Part One: The Steam Launch - Past and Present 1; title: 1 The Rise of Steam Navigation 3; title: 2 A History of Steam Launches 17; title: 3 Contemporary Steam Men 41; title: 4 The Naval Architecture of Steam Launches by Bill Durham 57; title: 5 The Steam Launch Power Plant 72; title: Part Two: A Steam Launch Album 87; title: Commercial Launches 89; title: Paddle-Wheel Launches 114; title: Open Launches 128; title: Canopy Launches 154; title: Cabin Launches 178; title: Naphtha Launches 202; title: Steam "Yots" 216; title: Naval Launches and Torpedo Boats 226; title: Simple Engines 252; title: Compound Engines 270; title: Triple- and Quadruple-Expansion Engines 286; title: Unusual Engines 294; title: Boilers 302; title: Epilogue: The Future of Steam Launches by Bill Durham 317; title: Bibliography 325; title: Steam Launch Builders of the Past 329; title: Index 335.