Engineering Wonders of the World
Volume III
Forfatter: Archibald Williams
År: 1945
Serie: Engineering Wonders of the World
Forlag: Thomas Nelson and Sons
Sted: London, Edinburgh, Dublin and New York
Sider: 407
UDK: 600 eng- gl
With 424 Illustrations, Maps, and Diagrams
Søgning i bogen
Den bedste måde at søge i bogen er ved at downloade PDF'en og søge i den.
Derved får du fremhævet ordene visuelt direkte på billedet af siden.
Digitaliseret bog
Bogens tekst er maskinlæst, så der kan være en del fejl og mangler.
128
ENGINEERING WONDERS OF THE WORLD.
which after collision had to return to port
leaking like the proverbial sieve—stout and
strong, and ready to “ laugh at all dis-
aster ; ” but space will not permit. We
shall conclude this section of the article by
presenting our readers with a reproduction
(Fig. 7) of a photograph (one
The Mabel almost be inclined to
Grace.”
doubt that it was a genuine
photograph) of the bows of the paddle-steamer
Mabel Grace, after having been in collision
when travelling about twenty-one knots an
hour. The vessel was also damaged by fire
through the capsizing of the cabin stoves at the
moment of the collision. It was found neces-
sary to cut off about forty feet from the
steamer’s length forward and replace it. The
work of renewal and repairs, which included
a complete overhaul of the engines and
boilers, as they had been disturbed by the
shock of the collision, was carried out by
the Thames Iron Works Company.
Fig. 7.—THE “ MABEL GRACE ”
IN DRY DOCK AFTER COLLISION.