PugJesus@lemmy.worldM to HistoryPorn@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days agoThe wrecked sailing ship 'Chance' with a windmill, New Zealand, 1902lemmy.worldimagemessage-square16fedilinkarrow-up1177arrow-down11
arrow-up1176arrow-down1imageThe wrecked sailing ship 'Chance' with a windmill, New Zealand, 1902lemmy.worldPugJesus@lemmy.worldM to HistoryPorn@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square16fedilink
minus-squaresbvlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up26·6 days agoI’m having a hard time finding useful sources describing windmills on ships. Here’s one that describes how a windmill was used to charge batteries for lighting. This one suggests the Chance used it for running the bilges.
minus-squarefine_sandy_bottom@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·5 days agoGiven the era a pump seems more plausible than a generator. Lanterns would be so reliable and manageable, while electric lights so unreliable and poorly understood.
I’m having a hard time finding useful sources describing windmills on ships.
Here’s one that describes how a windmill was used to charge batteries for lighting.
This one suggests the Chance used it for running the bilges.
Given the era a pump seems more plausible than a generator.
Lanterns would be so reliable and manageable, while electric lights so unreliable and poorly understood.