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  2. Ship's wheel - Wikipedia

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    Diagram of the steering gear of an 18th- to 19th-century sailing ship [3]: 151 Helm of TS Golden Bear. A ship's wheel is composed of eight cylindrical wooden spokes (though sometimes as few as six or as many as ten or twelve depending on the wheel's size and how much force is needed to turn it.) shaped like balusters and all joined at a central wooden hub or nave (sometimes covered with a ...

  3. Whipstaff - Wikipedia

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    A whipstaff is a steering device that was used on European sailing ships from the 14th to the 18th century. Its development preceded the invention of the more complex ship's wheel and followed the simple use of a tiller to control the steering of a ship underway. [1] In a typical arrangement, an iron gooseneck was fitted at the fore end of the ...

  4. HMS Stirling Castle (1679) - Wikipedia

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    In 2002 a wooden fixed block was recovered that may provide evidence on the introduction of the ship's steering wheel, possibly during the refit of 1701. [15] Richard Endsor has argued that the ship had both a steering wheel and the older whipstaff, thus Stirling Castle provides important evidence for the transition between these two mechanisms ...

  5. Relieving tackle - Wikipedia

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    When wheels were introduced, their greater mechanical advantage lessened the need for such assistance, but relieving tackle could still be used on the tiller, located on a deck underneath the wheel. [2] [3] Relieving tackle was also rigged on vessels going into battle, to assist in steering in case the helm was damaged or shot away. When a ...

  6. Steering engine - Wikipedia

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    The size of Great Eastern, by far the largest ship of her day, made power steering a necessity. Steam-powered steering engines were employed on large steamships thereafter. The Mississippi River style steamboat Belle of Louisville, (originally Idlewild and oldest in her class), is fitted with a steering engine. Original equipment when the boat ...

  7. Medieval ships - Wikipedia

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    Medieval ships were the vessels used in Europe during the Middle Ages.Like ships from antiquity, they were moved by sails, oars, or a combination of the two.There was a large variety, mostly based on much older, conservative designs.

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    Appealing to the all-day breakfast crowd, Cracker Barrel's sunrise pancake special starts at $7.99 and is available around the clock. It includes two buttermilk pancakes and a choice of two eggs ...

  9. Tank steering systems - Wikipedia

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    Turning the steering wheel displaced the bogies to the left or right inducing a modest turn. Further turning of the wheel engaged braking on one side or the other. The Light Tank Mk VII Tetrarch used a similar system but the front wheels and two middle wheels on either side pivoted to induce the warp. [7]

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