Bridging the Seas
How the introduction of steam, iron, and steel required new rules and new ways of thinking for the design and building of ships.
In the 1800s, shipbuilding moved from sail and wood to steam, iron, and steel. The competitive pressure to achieve more predictable ocean transportation drove the industrialization of shipbuilding, as shipowners demanded ships that enabled tighter scheduling, improved per...
How the introduction of steam, iron, and steel required new rules and new ways of thinking for the design and building of ships.
In the 1800s, shipbuilding moved from sail and wood to steam, iron, and steel. The competitive pressure to achieve more predictable ocean transportation drove the industrialization of shipbuilding, as shipowners demanded ships that enabled tighter scheduling, improved per...
