Paddle steamer

1 April 2023 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: Yacht of the Month Reading Time:  7 minutes

SS Montreux outside Lutry on Lake Geneva, Swiss © Barryfromwales/cc-by-sa-4.0

SS Montreux outside Lutry on Lake Geneva, Swiss © Barryfromwales/cc-by-sa-4.0

A paddle steamer is a steamship or steamboat powered by a steam engine that drives paddle wheels to propel the craft through the water. In antiquity, paddle wheelers followed the development of poles, oars and sails, where the first uses were wheelers driven by animals or humans.   read more…

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