Long-distance commercial steamships Steamship



ss agamemnon (1865)


the efficiency of holt s package of boiler pressure, compound engine , hull design gave ship steam @ 10 knots on 20 long tons of coal day. fuel consumption saving between 23 , 14 long tons day, compared other contemporary steamers. not did less coal need carried travel given distance, fewer firemen needed fuel boilers, crew costs , accommodation space reduced. agamemnon able sail london china coaling stop @ mauritius on outward , return journey, time on passage substantially less competing sailing vessels. holt had ordered 2 sister ships agamemnon time had returned first trip china in 1866, operating these ships in newly formed blue funnel line. competitors rapidly copied ideas own new ships.


the opening of suez canal in 1869 gave distance saving of 3,300 nautical miles (6,100 km; 3,800 mi) on route china london. canal not practical option sailing vessels, using tug difficult , expensive - distance saving not available them. steamships made use of new waterway , found in high demand in china start of 1870 tea season. steamships able obtain higher rate of freight sailing ships , insurance premium cargo less. successful steamers using suez canal that, in 1871, 45 built in clyde shipyards alone far eastern trade.








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