Steamships
When Robert Fulton succeeded in powering a boat with a steam engine, it was only a matter of time until powered ships would rule the waves. At first Fulton's steamboats only navigated rivers, but by the middle of the 19th century the Great Eastern, a massive British steamship that crossed the Atlantic, heralded a new nautical age.
Robert Fulton
The Hudson River Maritime Museum hosts an informative site that contains information about Robert Fulton and his steamboats. Of particular interest is an account of Fulton's first steamboat trip from New York to Albany in August 1807.
The Hudson River Maritime Museum hosts an informative site that contains information about Robert Fulton and his steamboats. Of particular interest is an account of Fulton's first steamboat trip from New York to Albany in August 1807.
The Great Eastern
A photo gallery at the BBC dedicated to the famed steamship, the enormous creation of British engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel.
A photo gallery at the BBC dedicated to the famed steamship, the enormous creation of British engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel.