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Steering engine

A steering engine is a power steering device for ships. It came into use in 1866, with the steamship Great Eastern, and thereafter was gradually introduced on all large, steam-powered vessels. It was superseded in use by the hydraulic ram in the 1930s.

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Steering engine

Nodes22
Edges21
Triples32
Avg. degree1.91
Density0.090909
Components1

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Steering engine

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related to history · 13
Steering engine → Company, Designed, Eastern, George Forrester, Great Eastern, HMS Minotaur, Isambard Kingdom Brunel's Great, John McFarlane Gray, Prior, Scottish, Steam-powered, The, The Royal Navy
related to Operation · 10
Steering engine → An, Great Eastern, However, In, John McFarlane Gray, Returning, The, Therefore, Turning, When
related to Other systems · 8
Steering engine → Belle, By, Louisville, Original, Pittsburgh, The, The Mississippi River-style, There
is a · 1
Steering engine → power steering device for ships

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wheel steering engine rudder steam valve position great eastern large steam-powered power 1866 use feedback turn gear first engines gears

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Steering engineis apower steering device for ships0.90text
Steering enginerelated to historyPrior0.60section
Steering enginerelated to historyThe Royal Navy0.60section
Steering enginerelated to historyHMS Minotaur0.60section
Steering enginerelated to historyThe0.60section
Steering enginerelated to historyIsambard Kingdom Brunel's Great0.60section
Steering enginerelated to historyEastern0.60section
Steering enginerelated to historyDesigned0.60section
Steering enginerelated to historyScottish0.60section
Steering enginerelated to historyJohn McFarlane Gray0.60section
Steering enginerelated to historyGeorge Forrester0.60section
Steering enginerelated to historyCompany0.60section

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