Image: Caloric Ship Ericsson, burthen 2200 tons, Built for John B Kitching and Associates, A B Lowber, Commander RMG PU6745

Description: Caloric Ship Ericsson, burthen 2200 tons, Built for John B. Kitching & Associates, A. B. Lowber, Commander 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) Caloric Ship Ericsson, burthen 2200 tons, Built for John B Kitching & Associates, A B Lowber, Commander
Title: Caloric Ship Ericsson, burthen 2200 tons, Built for John B Kitching and Associates, A B Lowber, Commander RMG PU6745
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