Model of screw-propeller lifting gear
During favourable weather conditions, early steamships switched back to sail. The problem of screw propellers acting as brakes when not in use was solved by raising the propeller into the ship, utilizing the kind of lifting gear represented by this model. It was presented to the Royal Netherlands Navy in 1856 by H. Huijgens, who had seen a similar piece of equipment on the British ship HMS Duke of Wellington.
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Model of screw-propeller lifting gear
During favourable weather conditions, early steamships switched back to sail. The problem of screw propellers acting as brakes when not in use was solved by raising the propeller into the ship, utilizing the kind of lifting gear represented by this model. It was presented to the Royal Netherlands Navy in 1856 by H. Huijgens, who had seen a similar piece of equipment on the British ship HMS Duke of Wellington.
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During favourable weather cond ...... h ship HMS Duke of Wellington.
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Vroege stoomschepen schakelden ...... itse schip Duke of Wellington.
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Rijksmuseum
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Model of screw-propeller lifting gear
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Model van een schroeflichttoestel
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created
1853 - 1856
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1853 - 1856
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extent
breedte 60,2 cm
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depth 25.8 cm
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diepte 25,8 cm
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height 80.5 cm
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hoogte 80,5 cm
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width 60.2 cm
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Collectie: Marinemodellenkamer
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Collection: Navy Model Room
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provenance
...; transferred from the Mini ...... The Hague, to the museum, 1883
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derde kwart 19e eeuw
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third quarter 19th century
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