Modern shipbuilding and the men engaged in it
CHAPTER II.
SPEED AND POWER OF MODERN STEAMSHIPS.
Early Atlantic Mail Steamers—Reduction of the Atlantic Passage-time— Modern Transatlantic Steamships—Fast Atlantic Passages—The Future of the Atlantic Service—Cape of Good Hope Mail Service—Employment of Steamers on Long Voyages—Australian Direct Steam Service—New Zealand Direct Steam Service—Increased Number of High-Speed Steamers—Economy in Coal Consumption—Construction of Modern Marine Boilers—Improved Boiler Fittings—Combustion by Forced Draught—Reduced Weight of Machinery—Triple Expansion Engines—Designs for “Ships of the Future”— The Future of Ship Propulsion—List of Papers bearing on Speed and Power of Steamships 27