How Steam Ships Expanded to Ocean Travel

Steam Boats were finally the top dog on the rivers but now it was time to go farther. Today on Steam Culture, Brent talks about how steam boats transitioned from river boats to ocean liners.

Steam Boats at the time were really good at local transportation as well as some longer distances but one issue always came up, fuel needs. Watch today as Brent describes how they figured out how to make their steam boilers more efficient with the help from Alfred Holt and his compound steam engine.

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SS Savannah

1800s Trade Routes

Compound Steam Engine

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