PugJesus@lemmy.worldM to [Dormant] moved to [email protected]@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoThe wrecked sailing ship 'Chance' with a windmill, New Zealand, 1902lemmy.worldimagemessage-square15fedilinkarrow-up1180arrow-down11
arrow-up1179arrow-down1imageThe wrecked sailing ship 'Chance' with a windmill, New Zealand, 1902lemmy.worldPugJesus@lemmy.worldM to [Dormant] moved to [email protected]@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square15fedilink
minus-squaresbv@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up26·1 year 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-up4·1 year 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.