In 1783, Claude marquis de Jouffroy d’Abbans demonstrated the Piroscaf, the first reliably documented ship powered by steam, on the Saone river in France. It went about 365 m in 15 minutes, after which the engine broke down. Marquis did not continue working on the ship. The first working steamship was created by Robert Fulton in 1807 — his “Clermont” sailed on the Hudson river.
Initially, paddle wheels were used as the propulsion of steamers, but by the XX century they were replaced by a more progressive propeller. At first, coal was used as fuel for steam engines, and later — petroleum products.
The most famous steamship in the world is the Titanic, which sank on April 14th, 1912 during its first voyage. It was the largest ship at the time, powered by two four — cylinder steam engines and a steam turbine. The entire power plant had a capacity of 55 thousand horsepower. The liner could reach a speed of up to 42 km / h (23 knots).
Marine vessels with a reciprocating steam engine stopped being built in the 1980s, and river vessels stopped being built even earlier. They were massively decommissioned due to physical and moral obsolescence, although some are still in operation — there are only a few dozen active river steamers around the world.
Cargo and passenger river steamer “St. Nicholas” was built in 1886 in Tyumen. It belonged to the merchant Alexander Sibiryakov and plied between Yeniseysk, Krasnoyarsk and Minusinsk.
After the completion of the construction of the Krasnoyarsk — Irkutsk railway in 1898-1900, the Angara — Yenisey Shipping Company of Sibiryakov stopped its work and sold all the ships. The Steamer “St. Nicholas” move to “Yenisey shipping and trade company”. In 1920, it was renamed “Nikolay”, and in 1927 it was converted into an oil barge.
In 1970, the ship became a Museum — the first exhibition on it was dedicated to Lenin’s life in exile and his stay on the ship during a trip from Krasnoyarsk to Minusinsk on April 30, 1897. Currently, the ‘St. icholas » stands on the Yenisey embankment in the center of Krasnoyarsk and is still used as a Museum ship with an exhibition area of 300 square meters. Its model scale made of metal, wood and plastic was assembled in 1970 by the model makers of the Krasnoyarsk Polytechnic Institute, led by the model engineer L.I. Osipenko.
Initially, paddle wheels were used as the propulsion of steamers, but by the XX century they were replaced by a more progressive propeller. At first, coal was used as fuel for steam engines, and later — petroleum products.
The most famous steamship in the world is the Titanic, which sank on April 14th, 1912 during its first voyage. It was the largest ship at the time, powered by two four — cylinder steam engines and a steam turbine. The entire power plant had a capacity of 55 thousand horsepower. The liner could reach a speed of up to 42 km / h (23 knots).
Marine vessels with a reciprocating steam engine stopped being built in the 1980s, and river vessels stopped being built even earlier. They were massively decommissioned due to physical and moral obsolescence, although some are still in operation — there are only a few dozen active river steamers around the world.
Cargo and passenger river steamer “St. Nicholas” was built in 1886 in Tyumen. It belonged to the merchant Alexander Sibiryakov and plied between Yeniseysk, Krasnoyarsk and Minusinsk.
After the completion of the construction of the Krasnoyarsk — Irkutsk railway in 1898-1900, the Angara — Yenisey Shipping Company of Sibiryakov stopped its work and sold all the ships. The Steamer “St. Nicholas” move to “Yenisey shipping and trade company”. In 1920, it was renamed “Nikolay”, and in 1927 it was converted into an oil barge.
In 1970, the ship became a Museum — the first exhibition on it was dedicated to Lenin’s life in exile and his stay on the ship during a trip from Krasnoyarsk to Minusinsk on April 30, 1897. Currently, the ‘St. icholas » stands on the Yenisey embankment in the center of Krasnoyarsk and is still used as a Museum ship with an exhibition area of 300 square meters. Its model scale made of metal, wood and plastic was assembled in 1970 by the model makers of the Krasnoyarsk Polytechnic Institute, led by the model engineer L.I. Osipenko.
