File:Caloric Ship Ericsson, burthen 2200 tons, Built for John B Kitching and Associates, A B Lowber, Commander RMG PU6745.jpg
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current | 12:06, 5 November 2020 | 3,239 × 2,160 (3.59 MB) | Broichmore | {{Artwork |description={{en|1=Caloric Ship Ericsson, burthen 2200 tons, Built for John B. Kitching & Associates, A. B. Lowber, Commander<br> Print. The Ericsson was built to test Captain John Ericsson’s theory of a ship driven by hot air instead of steam. The idea proved a failure and she was given an ordinary steam engine. The caloric engine was economical in its consumption of fuel, but was very expensive to build and was of a great size (Rogers, S. ‘Freak Ships’, p68-71)<br> Caloric Ship E... |
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