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Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1880 Excerpt: ...and one of the plates cracked, occasioning a considerable leak, which was accompanied by no other inconvenience than that of filling the bow compartment as far as the first bulkhead, and after hauling the vessel into dock, the necessary repairs were effected in four days. TheP rince of Wales ran for the Margate Steam Packet Company for some seasons, and then became the property of the General Steam Navigation Company, and after being fitted with new boilers and feathering wheels, the Prince remained a favourite vessel on the station for upwards of thirty years. In addition to the accident above narrated being an incident in shipbuilding, it had considerable influence with the late Robert Stephenson in proposing the Britannia and Conway tubular bridges, and gave him considerable confidence in carrjing them out. But to return to the Gravesend station. After running their own vessels for some seasons the Blackwall Railway Company withdrew them from the station, and entered into an arrangement with the Star Company to run from the Brunswick Wharf, Blackwall, in conjunction with their trains to and fro from Fenchurch-street, and the vessels, all engined by Miller, Ravenhill, and Co., were as follows: Dimensions of the Star Company's Steamers. As you will remember, the service was extended to Sheerness, and the old rivals--the Woolwich and the Watermen's Companies--were amalgamated. This new joint company in 1865 became the owners of the first saloon steam packets that were placed on the Thames, having purchased them in the Clyde. On this latter river the original Iona was the first steamer, I believe, built on this principle that attracted the attention of the public, and she became a favourite with them; others followed with similar results, and in the year 186...
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