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2. List of extant paddle steamers - Wikipedia

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   While a paddle steamer technically means a paddle-propelled boat or ship powered by a steam engine, this list also currently includes paddle boats that began as paddle steamers but whose powerplant was later changed to a different type of engine, as well as paddle boats that have never had a steam engine as a powerplant but which emulate the ...

3. Director-class tugboat - Wikipedia

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   The Director class was a class of diesel-electric paddle tugboats ordered by the British Admiralty's Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service and constructed in 1957–1958. [3] [2] Each paddle wheel was driven by an individual electric motor, giving outstanding manoeuvrability. Paddle tugs were able to more easily make use of the inherent advantage of ...

4. Paddle steamer - Wikipedia

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   A typical river paddle steamer from the 1850s. Fall Line's steamer Providence, launched 1866 Finlandia Queen, a paddle-wheel ship from 1990s in Tampere, Finland [1]. A paddle steamer is a steamship or steamboat powered by a steam engine driving paddle wheels to propel the craft through the water.

5. Marine propulsion - Wikipedia

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   Rotation of the paddle wheel produces thrust, forward or backward as required. More advanced paddle wheel designs have featured feathering methods that keep each paddle blade oriented closer to vertical while it is in the water; this increases efficiency. The upper part of a paddle wheel is normally enclosed in a paddle box to minimize splashing.

6. Electric boat - Wikipedia

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   An electric boat is a powered watercraft driven by electric motors, which are powered by either on-board battery packs, solar panels or generators. [ 1 ] While a significant majority of water vessels are powered by diesel engines , with sail power and gasoline engines also popular, boats powered by electricity have been used for over 120 years.

7. List of boat types - Wikipedia

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   This is a list of boat types. ... Electric boat; Express cruiser; Top of page. F ... Pedalo (paddle boat) Personal water craft (PWC)