SS Novelty (1840)

occupation:: Steam powered cargo ship

Nationality:: British

Made:: Blackwall

1840 - built by Wimshurst at Blackwall to test the principle of screw propulsion. 1841 - made a voyage to Constantinople with 420 tons of cargo. Arguably the first screw driven cargo trip.

SS Novelty (1840)

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