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steamboat

Also known as steam boat, steamer

thumb|upright=1.35|Lookout, transport steamer on the Tennessee River, 1860–1865 thumb|upright=1.35|Dutch river steam-tugboat Mascotte II A steamboat is a boat that is propelled primarily by steam power, typically driving propellers or paddlewheels. The term steamboat is used to refer to small steam-powered vessels working on lakes, rivers, and in short-sea shipping. The development of the steamboat led to the larger steamship, which is a seaworthy and often ocean-going ship.

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A steamboat is a boat powered by steam engines that turn propellers or paddlewheels, typically used on rivers, lakes, and coastal waters. Steamboats were significant because their development led to the creation of larger steamships that could travel across oceans.

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Commons category: Steamboats
time of discovery or invention: 1783-00-00

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Background
Limitations of the Newcomen steam engine
Rotary motion engines
High-pressure steam engines
Compound or multiple expansion steam engines
Steam turbines
History
Early designs
19th century
Sea- and Ocean-going
Use by country
United States
Origins
Types of ships
West Coast
Civil War
Mississippi and Missouri river traffic
Steamboats in rivers on the west side of the Mississippi River
Walking the steamboat over sandbars or away from reefs
Double-tripping
Piston Rings, Steel replaced cotton seals, 1854
Allen Steam Engine at 3 to 5 times higher speeds, 1862
Boilers, Water Tubes, Not Explosive, 1867
Triple Expansion Steam Engine, 1881
Steam Turbine, 1884
20th century
Canada
Great Britain
Europe
New Zealand
Vietnam
Images
See also
Footnotes
External references
Bibliography
Further reading
External links
Commercial operations
Museums and museum boats
Historical image collections
Associations, information and other links

Steamboats sometimes use the prefix designation SS, S.S. or S/S (for 'Screw Steamer') or PS (for 'Paddle Steamer'); however, these designations are most often used for steamships.