Triple Expansion Marine Steam Engine on the Icebreaker Stettin (old Video)

[@Genius_at_Work]

I don't agree with KZbin hiding Dislikes. 2482 Likes, 44 Dislikes, 2022-10-15. Just so you know what to expect from this Video. For anyone wondering, the Ship was built in 1932, so the Engine must have been built some Time between 1930 and 1932. I would include that Information if I made this Video today. The Image Quality could be a lot better, so I'm planning to take this Video down and re-shoot it with a proper Camera that can handle Low-Light Conditions, unlike the GoPro that I was using. But I'll wait with that until this Video inevitably falls out of Favour with the KZbin Algorithm. Until then, I'll keep this one because I don't want to throw away 200-500 Views per Day. There are a few Minor Mistakes about the Pumps at 08:08 as well. The two Duplex Pumps are Bilge, Fire and General Service Pumps, and the Feed Water Pumps are the two Vertical Pumps seen stopped in the Background RIght at 07:55.

[@vulgivagu]

There are folk on KZbin that dislike everything, take no notice of them. It is a well known fact they dislike their parents as well ! It is difficult to describe how beautiful a large steam engine is in action, so peaceful to watch.

[@Genius_at_Work]

@@vulgivagu If I didn't like Dislikes, I wouldn't bother telling how much of them there are. People having valid Reasons to not like my Videos are welcome to leave a Dislike and I can tell a few Things to not like about this Video; e.g. you can't see anything in the Boiler Room (the Light is really weird there) and the high ISO Speed often causes a bit of Image Noise (the entire Engine Room is quite dark as well). If People tell me what they don't like, I improve these Things if I can and want to. Take that Tandem Compound Steam Engine Video for Example; someone complained about the Explanations and I told him he'd be better off watching the Videos that just show the very same Engine without anything else. IMHO I'm filling a bit of a Niche with explaining how these Things work. Btw. I've got a Voiceover Video coming up, explaining a Paddle Steamer Engine in the Lucerne Transport Museum in Detail, and a Video of the B&W No. 2000 Double Acting Two Stroke Diesel in the MAN Diesel House Copenhagen, which will be similar to this and the Tandem Compound Video. I can't really tell when I'll upload them tho, because I'm a terrible Speaker who needs numerous Takes for an acceptable Voiceover, and because I couldn't record enough Footage in Copenhagen so I have to travel there again. Oh yes and Steam Engines of that Size aren't as relaxing as they may seem. That Engine Room is significantly louder than it appears in the Video. It's still nowhere near as loud as Diesel Engines would be, especially turbocharged ones.

[@shaynewheeler9249]

750 tons of coal titanic

[@Art_Thompson]

This is really cool. This would be the largest operational hand fired steamship in Europe, but not the largest operational coal fired steamship. That distinction belongs to the SS Badger that runs daily on Lake Michigan. The Badger is nearly three times the size, with two four cylinder compound unaflow reciprocating engines.

[@Genius_at_Work]

@@Art_Thompson That's sort of what I meant with that; I knew about the Badger when making this Video but wrongfully assumed it was fired by Coal Dust. Because it has an mechanised Stoker System, and the Hand-fed Boilers of the Stettin are closer to the Titanic-Image most People have when reading "Coal-fired", I'm going to stick with "largest Coal-fired Steam Ship in the World" in the Title for future Videos about the Stettin (there will be at least one). "The largest Coal-fired Steam Ship at Sea" just is a much better Title than "The largest Steam Ship with Hand-fed Coal Boilers at Sea". Mind you, except for that Video (which will show the entire Ship but without Explanations), I will label it correctly if I ever re-shoot this Video with a better Camera. The Image Quality really sucks, especially in the Boiler Room.

[@jaimdiojtar]

how the heck you only have 4K subs with such marvelous and splendid documentary? straight to the point, no music, no commentary, just the natural sounds of this machinery, incredible that steam engines are so loud!

[@Genius_at_Work]

My Channel "surged" from July-October; I only passed 1000 Subscribers by early February. Ever since I passed that Monetisation Threshold, I don't care too much about Subscribers, as they are pretty much irrelevant today and the KZbin Recommendation System works more based on Viewer Preferences rather than Subscriptions. The only Reason for me to still care about Subscribers is that it is a Number that makes me look "good" when requesting to film somewhere; e.g. did I have to get Permission for both my Swiss Steam Ship Engine Room Videos. Other Examples are two 90-100 Year old Hydro Power Stations in Germany and operated by the same Company, or a V16 Engine on a Diesel-Electric Locomotive. I'm still waiting for Replies from both of these but it's probably futile now almost a Months after I wrote them. One rejected Example would be four V20 Engines on a High Speed Ferry, where ISPS prohibited me from even taking Photos.

[@stephencrowfoot244]

That's the most comprehensive explanation I've seen of triple expansion marine engines. We here in Sydney Australia have one in the South Steyne a harbour ferry now retired and quietly rusting away. Sigh, I used to hang over the wooden railing on the hatchway just to watch the engine pounding up and down and smell the hot steamy, oily air rising from the engine room. :)

[@Genius_at_Work]

Thanks. My "Tandem Compound Steam Engine"-Video (linked in the End Screen) has a more in-depth Explanation about Compounding, although I explained that in the Comments to keep the Video short. It's all about Temperature Gradients. Regarding your Sydney Anecdote: Hamburg may just have the most operational Steam Ships (and Museum Ships in general) in one Place worldwide; there are at least five Steam Ships, two Cargo Ships from the late 50ies/early 60ies (one of which is the largest seaworthy Museum Ship in the World) and a Number of smaller Diesel Ships preserved there, all fully operational. I've been looking a bit about what Things I could make Videos of in Australia, as Australia is high up on my Bucket List once Travel is possible again (and I have Time+Money to do so). All I found so far are the Echuca Paddle Steamers and the Puffing Billy Railway, especially the Garrat and Climax Locomotives there.

[@Nathriel]

Absolutely fascinating. So grateful you took time to explain and positionally point out the positions for technical items. No annoying music introduction anywhere else, but just letting the steam engine speak for herself. I look forward to seeing your other videos. Subscribed!

[@Genius_at_Work]

That's sort of my Concept. I always put in detailed Descriptions on how Things work and try to keep the original Audio wherever possible. I only do Voiceovers if there is no Audio or unpleasant one (especially too much Wind Noise), partially for the Reasons you stated and partially because I'm a terrible Speaker and want to avoid Voiceovers wherever I can. My Channel is "hibernating" right now because I don't have much to make Videos of right now, but I have some pretty cool Things coming up in May, e.g. a Video similar to this one but of a Two Stroke Diesel Engine on the Museum Ship Cap San Diego ( the largest seaworthy one in the World to be precise). I hope I can resume uploading Videos earlier tho.

[@joebarrett4353]

I think this engine is a man! So it speaks for HIMself!

[@busterdee8228]

What a beautifully maintained piece of history. Well done crew/volunteers.

[@coniow]

Thank you for the clear explanations included. Most I knew, some I had forgotten 🙂, so good to be reminded. Love these old expansion engines! They have a "Soul" that is sadly lacking in the super wizzy turbines. The only time you SEE a turbine at work is just before you get shredded! I have been lucky enough to travel on the Paddle Steamer Waverly a couple of times, and she also has a Triple Expansion set, but mounted horizontally and a-thawartships to connect to the paddles. You can hear those blades slapping the water for miles! Also had a run on a Steam Tug that was part of the Bristol Docks Museum. There I learned the interesting fact that although a Diesel Motor powered boat would need to increase engine revolutions to get more power (torque), for towing, with a steam engine you can just increase the STEAM PRESSURE (but keep the same revolutions) for the same effect. Remarkable.

[@Genius_at_Work]

Steam Turbines are pretty dead except for Nuclear Ships and some older LNG Tankers (before Diesel Engines could burn the Boil Off Gas just as well as a Boiler). Steam Turbine Ships lloked really intersting to me when visiting the HMS Belfast though, too bad no such Ships have been preserved operational, as Water Tube Boilers are very expensive to maintain. There are three Victory Ships preserved in America, but they haven't sailed in Years because of Boiler Problems and I'm not convinced they'll sail again, at least in the forseeable Future. Old Diesel Engines are really nice too though; see the Video in the End Screen. The other Video in there is worth watching too, regarding what you said about the Waverley. I always found the Swiss Paddle Steamers fairly quiet, regarding the Noise from the Paddle Wheels.

[@SteamCrane]

@@Genius_at_Work There are several steam turbine freighters still running on the US Great Lakes, although several others have been dieselized in the last few years. The ones still running have automated controls.

[@jimcrawford5039]

Just beautiful to see. I am an ex merchant seaman (1957 - 1965) and most ships I was on were steam. The sound & rhythm was magic for sleeping!

[@grndiesel]

In a world of electronics and software coding, it's so fascinating to look at a machine and see how it works just by observing all the moving parts. It turns out that electronic parts don't always outlast mechanical parts after all.

[@wysoft]

I work in the maritime industry and specifically work with automation electronics. You couldn't be more right. Most of the systems I have to work on are, quite frankly, garbage.

[@grndiesel]

@@wysoft I work in heavy industry where everything is either PLC or DCS controlled. Older electronics from 80s and 90s can be fairly robust, but protection protocols programmed into these systems tend to be so complex that they cause more problems than they solve. Simpler equipment is almost always more reliable.

[@trustyoldiron5416]

This is a very special vessel especially being triple expansion and hand coal fired. However At 1:31 you mention she's the "largest operational coal-fired ship in the world." The Stettin displaces 1,138 tones. The SS Badger is still coal fired and is still used in regular daily ferry service. She displaces 6,600 tons.

[@cctsteam]

I was going to mention this also... Definitely not with the intention to detract from this video of the Stettin which is excellent by the way! It really is remarkable though, and special that the Badger continues on in regular, commercial use. I've had the pleasure of riding across Lake Michigan on her on two occasions and totally enjoyed both trips. The only thing that could have made it better is if I could have talked my way into an engine room and boiler room tour lol.

[@SteamCrane]

The Skinner engines on Badger are in square enclosures, you can't really see anything working. Many years ago I got aboard Medusa Challenger, which had a single Skinner, just a big square silver box.

[@joebarrett4353]

This is the best (only) video I have seen of a steam engine that explains what all the parts are and what they do. thank you, thank you, thank you!!!!! You have solved many mysteries for me.

[@Genius_at_Work]

I've got another one of the Steam Engine on a Swiss Paddle Steamer. It emphasises a bit more on the Steam Cycle, and also shows what a Steam Engine in commercial Operation looks like today; the obviously are some minor Modifications to make it more economical.

[@frankrizzo3922]

❤ quite interesting... like a mini Titanic engine room... Fabulous!!

[@mtnman1984]

1:32 Check out the SS Badger in the US. It is a coal fired car ferry that is still in service as a national historic landmark on Lake Michigan. Six times the displacement of The Stettin with twin 3,500 HP Uniflow engines. Great vid anyway and great channel. Love hearing that engine work. The steering motor was really interesting. Subbed.

[@LetsTalkGoats]

I was looking for this comment. The Badger is a big lady.

[@superancientmariner1394]

Took me right back to my merchant navy days. thank you.

[@williamcarl4200]

As a former sailor I think of the countless men who stayed at their post to keep machines like this running to the very end. Hell, in the Great Lakes the men are still at their watch station after a 100 years.

[@pronoe]

Awesome video, I love seeing big machineries like that and I love learning new things.

[@Delirium386]

..geniales Video....da kommen mir die Tränen bei einem solchem Anblick......und toll erklärt...

[@Genius_at_Work]

Sonntag Abend kommt ein Video von einer Escher-Wyss-Dampfmaschine auf einem Schweizer Raddampfer, mit strukturierteren und somit besseren Erklärungen. Außerdem ist es dort deutlich heller, was die Bildqualität mit meiner GoPro verbessert. Gerade im Kesselraum erkennt man in dem Video hier ja echt gar nichts.

[@jamesmain5625]

During my apprenticeship on the Clyde in the early 1950's we built ,installed and repaired such engines. At one time during the trials on the measured mile it was my job to tally the fuel consumption by counting the number of 1 cwt coal bins dumped on the floor plates prior to stoking the boiler. .

[@odfoto]

Thanks for this video. There is a lot that looks lika on S/S Sankt Erik from Stockholm, Sweden, but clerarly on Stettin some new steam inventions had been made when they built the ship. (Sankt Erik is from 1915, and is also an icebreaker). Beautiful that the coal fiereing is still there!

[@jandoerlidoe3412]

Lovely video, that gives a good technical description of engine room machinery equipment and its working - something that many video's on this subject lack..... The Spilling high speed enclosed engine, is a later addition that did replace a earlier steam generator engine...Stettin is a lovely steamship...

[@Genius_at_Work]

Added in the 50ies, for 400 V Triple Phase. The original Steam Generator can still supply the 110 V Single Phase Grid though.

[@SteamCrane]

The US Coast Guard WTGB-140 Bay-class - Large Icebreaking Tug has 2500 SHP to the prop. So Stettin's 2200 Hp isn't out of line. Instant reversing is very important for ramming. The WTGB-140 is not for arctic operation. "They can proceed through fresh water ice up to 20 inches (51 cm) thick, and break ice up to 3 feet (0.91 m) thick, through ramming. It can also ram pressure ridges of up to eight feet in thickness. These vessels are equipped with a system to lubricate their progress through the ice, by bubbling air through the hull."

[@Genius_at_Work]

I applied as Mechanic for the German Polar Research Ship Polarstern a few Months ago. A Friend of mine used to work there as Navigation Watch Assistant, and he told some Stories about his Duty Officer getting stuck in Ice, so the Captain told him "don't be so gentle" and slamming the Telegraph from full ahead directly to full astern and back every Minute or so. The Polarstern is powered by four Deutz Inline-8 Four Stroke Diesels at 19,200 HP, driving two Shafts with Pitch Propellers. These Propellers allow to go from full ahead to full astern weithin Seconds, as the Shaft always rorates at the same Speed and just the Pitch of the Propeller Blades is adjusted. The Propellers were built by Escher-Wyss, but I'm not sure if they were built in Zürich/Switzerland, the Factory in Ravensburg/Germany, or if Escher-Wyss had even more Factories around the World.

[@fryloc359]

That was very interesting, especially how the links on the eccentrics shift to switch from forward to reverse. Until I saw that I was wondering why there was one to operate the valve, and the other just moved the beam up and down.

[@b43xoit]

Yes and intermediate positions can be used to reduce the amount of time that the intakes are open, to moderate down the power more economically than with the throttle.

[@poly_hexamethyl]

Great video with nice explanations. Thanks for posting!

[@Dilophi]

3:43 Too technical? That's why i'm here lol 🔩⚙🛠🔗🗝🔧⛓

[@davidhudson6075]

Love these. Have you seen the triple expansion engine on the PS Waverley based in Scotland. Did a cruise on it last week. Very impressed with your boat.

[@Genius_at_Work]

Not yet. I'm working on a new and improved Video of this Engine here (Camcoder instead of GoPro, External Microphone etc.), which I already wanted to release almost two Months ago but I have to visit Stettin again. If I can't get it done on the last Cruise this Year (September 15), I'll have to delay that Video to next Year. Another interesting one would be the Icebreaker Suur Tõll in Tallinn, which has three similar Engines with two astern and one at the Bow. It's not operational, but in very good Condition and there were serious Attempts to fully restore it ten odd Years ago, I don't know if they continue to this Day and what the Plans are.

[@conorgraafpietermaritzburg3720]

EXCELLENT presentation

[@SteamCrane]

2:54 - Suddenly I smell hot oil!

[@therickman1990]

Who in their right mind starts watching a video like this only to skip ahead to 4:38 to skip the technical stuff?!

[@b43xoit]

Stephenson valve gear is also often used on steam railroad locomotives.

[@Genius_at_Work]

IIRC, it became pretty much irrelevant there when Walschaerts Valve Gear came up. Almost all German Steam Locomotives used that since the 1880ies, although most Locomotives since the mid-1920ies were from a standardised Kit System anyway.

[@cannon440]

I like the fact that everything on the ship is run off of coal/steam. How did they get (train) a crew familiar with the ship's operation?

[@Genius_at_Work]

They train them themselves, just like on any other German Museum Ship (or Heritage Railway). I started training as a Stoker on the Steam Ship Alexandra in Flensburg, while I was studying Marine Engineering there (aka until last Friday btw.), but couldn't finish on Time. Maybe I will continue on the Stettin, as it is much closer to my actual Home. Certain Crew Members like the Captain, Officers and Engineers must be licensed Seamen like me though.

[@jltb5283]

Very interesting - thanks!

[@saxonaudio]

9:03 steam whistle jumpscare. 😱

[@ttm2609]

Is Sttetin pressured to burn oil instead of coal anytime soon? Here in New Zealand, the Earnslaw is converting to "green" oil fireing this winter. The steam tug 'Lyttelton' is facing the same fate. Just wanting to know. Thanks

[@jameskratzer2014]

The Stettin isn’t the largest. That title belongs to the USS Badger that still operates on Lake Michigan.

[@cjbongalon2064]

9:01 - we have same reaction HAHAHA

[@EnDSchultz1]

So the "eccentric rods" control where steam is sent and vented inside the cylinder at various points in the stroke, similar to the job of the cam shaft in a combustion engine?

[@Genius_at_Work]

Pretty much. But the Eccentrics themselves are what the Cam Shaft is in an IC Engine; the Eccentric Rods are more comparable to the Push Rods between Cams and Rocker Arms.

[@SailorGerry]

Is it possible to purchase copies of (longitudinal) profile drawings of this icebreaker?

[@Genius_at_Work]

Best Bet is here: [e-mail] There are numerous Scale Models of Stettin, so these Plans certainly are around.

[@beboboymann3823]

This is an amazing video very well shot and explained. I understand triple expansion engine theory but my mind doesn’t grasp it……a high pressure cylinder is “fired” with a certain amount of pressure and I assume some steam energy lost then valves are opened and that steam at a lower pressure goes into a larger cylinder to “fire” that piston down further losing energy then valves are open and spent steam pressure goes into an even bigger cylinder to push that bigger cylinder down with reduced pressure in a bigger chamber?? Doesn’t a volume of air build more and more pressure when admitted to smaller chambers? Seems like the whole process is backwards since a decreasing volume of air admitted to smaller chambers attains higher pressure? I guess I am confused.

[@Genius_at_Work]

The High Pressure Cylinder is the smallest one. The Steam partially expands there, before entering the larger Mid Pressure Cylinder and then the largest Low Pressure Cylinder. The Cylinders get larger to ensure that they handle the same Force; Pressure is Force per Area and thus Force is Pressure multiplied by Area, so less Pressure but more Area results in the same Force. Hence the Cylinders must be larger by the same Factor as by which the Pressure gets lower. Compounding increases Efficiency by reducing the Temperature Gradient in the Cylinders; the Steam cools down as it expands and leaves a Cylinder colder than when it enterd. The Temperature of the Cylinder itself is somewhere between the Steam in and Steam out Temperatures. As the Cylinder is colder than the fresh Steam entering it, some of the Steam condenses on the Cylinder Walls. Reducing the Temperature Difference between Steam and Cylinder (by reducing the Temperature Gradient in the Cylinder) reduces that Condensation, thus increasing Efficiency as less Steam is lost. More Advantages are the Options to reheat the Steam between the Expansion Stages (aka Cylinders), or tap off some of the Steam to pre-heat the Boiler Feed Water, but both of these are rare in Reciprocating Piston Engines and more of a Turbine Thing.

[@b43xoit]

So, the steam "motor" for driving the electric generator is a recripocator, not a turbine-based solution. Is it simple-expansion?

[@Genius_at_Work]

There are three Gensets, one of them being a Turbine-driven Dynamo, similar to the ones on Steam Locomotives. The second one is driven by a single Cylinder Engine, but I'm not sure right now if it's a Dynamo or actual Generator. The latter used to be the Service Generator for the original 110 V System, with the Turbine Dynamo as Emergency Backup. Because originally, the Electrics powered only Lighting and Radio Equipment, there weren't much Load Changes, hence neither Engine nor Turbine have a Governor. When the Stettin became a Museum Ship, the Fridges from the Catering required a steady 400 V 50 Hz Triple Phase Supply, hence a completely new Electric Grid was added, powered by said Steam Motor. The Difference between a Steam Motor and a Steam Engine is, that Steam Motors run much faster, have a closed Crankcase and Forced Lubrication System, and often are Single Acting, although this one here is Double Acting. I'm currently working on a Video about the Uniflow Steam Engine on the Swiss Paddle Steamer Stadt Luzern, which has a Steam Motor too. The one there is a two Cylinder Single Acting Uniflow, which drives the Cooling Water Pump and an Oil Pump. Btw. the Difference between Dynamos and Generators is, that Dynamos are excited by Permanent Magnets, Generators by Magnetrons. Adjusting the Exciting Current fed to the Magnetrons allows to control the Voltage independently from the Generator RPM, allowing Generators to be synchronised, unlike Dynamos. Hence Dynamos can power isolated Systems only.

[@Genius_at_Work]

Little Addition: Yes, it's Single Expansion. These Motors are modular and are built with as many Cylinders as required, kinda like many Industrial Diesel Engines, And yes, modern Versions are still built today, as they are popular in Places that have Steam available anyway, like Chemical Factories or Refineries. The Lake Zürich Ferries in Switzerland considered rebuilding their Ships with such Motors a few Years ago, using Steam from a nearby Incineration Plant, with Steam Storage comparable to Fireless Steam Locomotives.

[@b43xoit]

@@Genius_at_Work Thanks for those details; I find them fascinating. I believe the way English-speaking engineers use terms related to dynamos is thus: "Dynamo" is the most general term and encompasses anything that converts between electrical and mechanical energy. A "generator" uses a commutator and puts out DC. An "alternator" has slip-rings rather than a commutator, so it puts out AC, but all the AC might go immediately into a rectifier as in cars. A "magneto" is a dynamo that uses a permanent magnet. A "magnetron" is an electron tube that uses a magnetic field from a permanent magnet to generate microwaves. So it's an electronic oscillator, not a transducer between electrical and mechanical energy.

[@Genius_at_Work]

@@b43xoit You're right about the Magnetron; Electromagnet would be the correct Term. I thought of Top Gear's "Magnetron of Death" when typing before. That was just a normal Electromagnet for lifting Scrap by Crane, but repurposed to lift a speeding Car instead. Anyway, there are a few Definitions about Dynamos and Generators, but the one about Excitation is by far the most consistent one I've seen, and IMHO also the most logical. Alternators don't neccessarily need Slip Rings though; most AC Generators generate in the Stator. The Slip Rings usually get the Exciting Current into the Electromagnets in the Rotor. DC Applications like a Car Alternator, or the Generator in DC-powered Diesel-Electric Locomotives usually use Triple Phase AC Generators and a Rectifier, as Three Phases can be rectified without Smoothing Capacitor, and the Commutator of a DC Generator would be way too expensive to maintain.

[@janvisser2223]

How about that knocking sound in the running gear of the engine? Too much play in one of the bearings? Nice engineroom by the way.

[@Genius_at_Work]

That Sound is not the Engine itself but the Condensate Air Pump. This Engine doesn't have the Pumps attached to the Engine and riven by it, but has separate Steam-driven Pumps instead. The Condensate Pump is a Simplex Pump (one Steam Piston and Pump Plunger arranged in Line, in a Free Piston Configuration), and these tend to run a bit irregular, thus making these Noises. The Condenser Cooling Water Pump is a Centrifugal Pump driven by a SIngle Cylinder Steam Engine, and the Feed Water Pumps are two Duplex Pumps (Two Steam Pistons and Pump Plungers in a Free Piston Arrangement), although I labeled the wrong Duplex Pumps as Feed Water Pumps in the Video. The ones in the Video are the Bilge and Fire Pumps, while the actual Feed Water Pumps are a bit hidden behind the Condensate and Cooling Water Pumps.

[@janvisser2223]

@@Genius_at_Work Thank you for the reply. Much appreciated. On my first ship we had a Weir’s duplex feedpump for the Scottish type auxiliary boiler. That ran indeed a bit irregular.😏

[@Genius_at_Work]

@@janvisser2223 IIRC, Duplex Pumps run much better than Simplex Pumps, as one Cylinder operates the Valve Gear of the other, thus giving them a better Valve Timing. Another Example for a Simplex Pump would be the Air Compressor on Steam Locomotives, which have even less Valve Gear as they rely on Air Pressure to get the Piston back up. Hence they always run "hard", something that can be heard very well in my Steam Tram Video.

[@janvisser2223]

@@Genius_at_Work Ah, we called it a duplex pump, but in fact they were two Simplex pumps in one frame. And yes, the loco type of airpump is well known. ( for the sound they make)

[@papabits5721]

I can see Steve Macqueen shoveling coal on the Sand Pebble

[@snowbird550]

Not the largest coal fire steam ship in the world. SS Badger a lake Michigan car ferry is 410' 6" long weighing 4244 tons coal fired and still operational between Ludington Michigan and Manitowoc Wisconsin is considerably larger.

[@wargamer6458]

The funnel and engines remind me of titanic

[@Genius_at_Work]

The greatest Similarity to the Olympic Class (aka Titanic) are the Boilers, which are of the exact same Type. Obviously, the Olympic Class had much more of them, IIRC 24 Double Boilers and 5 Single Boilers. Double Boilers are essentially like two single Boilers as on the Stettin riveted together back-to-back with Furnaces on both Sides. I've got a Voiceover Video about a Sulzer Paddle Steamer Engine in the Lucerne Transport Museum coming up, which also shows a Cutaway Boiler. That may make it easier to understand what such a Boiler would look like on the Inside. Anyway, Point is that the Olympic Class had the same Boilers, just over 25 Times as many of them. Talking about Numbers, the Engines of the Titanic each were about seven Times as powerful as this Engine here, and there were two of them. They were Triple Expansion Engines as well, but with four Cylinders so the last Expansion Step was split over two Low Pressure Cylinders. The Steam Turbine driving the central Propeller then provided a fourth Expansion Step. Engine-wise, the Stettin is fairly similar to the Liberty Ships Jeremiah O'Brien and John W Brown. And yellow Funnels were pretty common and not exclusive to the White Star Line; e.g. does the Steam Ship Bussard in Kiel have a yellow Funnel too, so do all Paddle Steamers on Lake Geneva in Switzerland.

[@brianrigsby7900]

2:42 y did the whole engine start to tip over? Is the driver that strong?😂

[@Genius_at_Work]

No, that's just a Lever to turn the Valve Gear Shaft. The Lever is moved by a Steam Cylinder, but can also be moved manually with a Spindle, for Redundancy Reasons.

[@dejesteel262]

Please advise, I can't find anywhere that tells me what happened to the salt. Is it shoveled out yearly ??

[@Genius_at_Work]

What Salt do you mean? If you are talking about Limescale in the Boilers, the Steam/Condensate/Feed Water System is a closed Loop, so the Exhaust Steam Condensate is pumped back into the Boilers. The Boiler Feed Water Tank is sufficiently sized to compensate Losses from the Whistle, Leakages and Machinery that doesn't exhaust into the Condenser like the Deck Winches. This means that the Feed Water doesn't have to be topped up with Sea Water, so there's no Way of Salt getting into the Boilers. The Fact that the Stettin never stayed at Sea for longer than a few Days helps with this; larger Ships that sailed for Weeks or even Months without Chance to top up the Feed Water Tanks had Desalination Plants, which evaporate and condense the Sea Water in a Vacuum. The Salt is disposed as highly concentrated Brine in such Plants. They are still standard on modern Ships for Fresh Water Production, and the Vacuum lowers the Water Boiling Point below 100°C, so they can reclaim Waste Heat from the Engine Cooling Water.

[@smokeandsteamxsw9831]

Each nut and washer and bolt to pistons and rods to the oilers had to be designed on paper, the mathmatics worked out and parts designed .

[@Hogger280]

2,200 HP is not much, are you sure that is not a misprint? I can't see this thing breaking much ice. I saw an ice breaker in Seattle once(about 200 ft. long) it had a ~~15,000 hp main propulsion diesel and a 50,000 HP gas turbine for ice breaking.

[@Genius_at_Work]

65,000 HP would be large Container Ship, or a Russian Nuclear Icebreaker which is 10-15 Times the Size of the Stettin. Plus these operate in the Arctic, the Stettin only maintained Fairways in the Baltic Sea, Kiel Canal and Elbe Estuary. The Ice there was mich weaker than in the Arctic. Icebreaking like the Stettin did is mostly done by Tug Boats today.

[@Hogger280]

@@Genius_at_Work I was wrong about the length - 400 ft. not 200. I was a little low on the HP also it being 75,000 HP. World's most powerful non-nuclear ice breaker - he Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star

[@Genius_at_Work]

14 Times the Gross Tonnage of the Stettin and used for Polar Exploration. That's Icebreaking on a whole different Level.

[@ami2evil]

Did you oil your shorts when the steam whistle went off?! Weau, weau!!

[@Genius_at_Work]

Nah, just shook my Camera a lot more than is visible in the Video. GoPro Image Stabilisation sure is great.

[@floydoroid]

I'd love to be part of this crew

[@Genius_at_Work]

They're all Volunteers. I might join as well, I was volunteering on a Steam Ship in Flensburg until I moved away from there, and may join on the Stettin now as it is way closer to my Home.

[@harrymu148]

now imagine how much louder it is if a massive diesel plant was put in there

[@Genius_at_Work]

I'm working on a similar Video of the historic Cargo Ship Cap San Diego right now; I recorded it this Weekend and wanted to upload it on May 8, but editing is much more Work than I anticipated. I'll upload it some Time in the next Days. Anyway, the Cap San Diego has a Two Stroke Marine Diesel Engine. It is the largest seaworthy Museum Ship in the World and IIRC the only one with such an Engine. Until then, you can find other Videos of the Cap San Diego on my Channel as well.

[@aleu650]

👍👍👍

[@NotoriousPyro]

German power steering! :O

[@Godzilla20191]

It’s kinda quite for a steam engine

[@gaetanozuccarello9802]

😉👍😊

[@mikedrown2721]

👍👏😊♥️

[@S4haraa]

Titanic shiip

[@wladimiralves2282]

3

[@FeiBenZhu]

Das ist ja sehr Deutsch

[@OlaftheGreat]

This machine is nothing less than a work of art. Every piece is designed perfectly to create a smoothly running system, and while it's too mechanically complex for me to truly comprehend, I can certainly appreciate its fascinating design.

[@Genius_at_Work]

The Stephenson Valve Gear actually is pretty simple once you understood it. Tomorrow, I'm going to upload a Video of a stationary Steam Engine with Sulzer Valve Gear which is a lot more complex but works great with a Flyball Governor to keep the Engine at a constant Speed.

[@rdallas81]

You CAN understand it. People less educated than you MADE these. Never doubt your own ability to understand. Society wants you to believe you are less than you are. Do you want to know how I know that? Because you are HERE and you have life! Don't ever underestimate what you can do or know! I lived most of my life doing just that, being humble. I can't begin to tell you the things that have happened because I learned We as people are born into these deceptions.

[@Peranaworthal]

@@rdallas81 Very true, thanks for the reminder. The way things are going we might be back to steam power anyway?

[@Genius_at_Work]

@@Peranaworthal Highly unlikely, except that almost all Thermal Powerplants use Steam. The Laws of Thermodynamics limit their Efficiency to about 45%, perhaps 50. "Steam Power" like in this Video is significantly worse, because it is nowhere near the Pressure and Level of Superheating of a modern supercritical Steam Turbine Plant. There are some Niches tho, e.g. the Ferries on Lake Zürich, which may be converted from Diesel to Steam in a few Years. Steam would be supplied from a nearby Incineration Plant and stored on Board for the relatively short Passage over the Lake. The Concept involves Steam Motors like the one you can see at the End of this Video tho. Another Concept is COGAS (Combined Gas and Steam Turbine) Propulsion from Ships, similar to Combined Cycle Powerplants. I've made a Video about that before, although I'm probably going to replace that Video by an improved Re-Upload in the next Months. You can find either the old (now) or the new (maybe later) Video there: kzbin.info/www/bejne/lZObdYx6bd2He68

[@Peranaworthal]

@@Genius_at_Work Thanks for the reply, going to look at the link now.

[@michaelmcdonald3057]

I was very impressed by this video being a veteran Navy Destroyer Boiler Tech in the70"s. These engines seem to be quite a bit more complicated and intricate than the "M" type super heat boilers I ran. That old oil sweat started oozing from my skin once again watching this! Thank you, great job!

[@byronpink9061]

Steam engines have always fascinated me. Especially the marine versions of these. Thanks for sharing! BP

[@therandomytchannel4318]

I was on some type of retired boat in Halifax, forgot the name of the boat but we got to see the engines and boiler areas. Nothing was running, no steam or any water but the engines looked pretty similar to these, this was 1995 lol

[@herzogsbuick]

2:36 Reversing that engine so smoothly, in literally several seconds, is absolutely incredible. My god. Thank you so much for sharing this.

[@Genius_at_Work]

That's why the Stettin was built with a Steam Engine, even though Diesels were fairly common by 1932. An Icebreaker must be manouverable, so a quickly reversing Engine is a great Advantage. Modern Icebreakers have Pitch Propellers or Diesel-Electric Propulsion for that.

[@therandomytchannel4318]

How long do turbine engines need in order to engage the astern turbines

[@falconwaver]

@@Genius_at_Work Could a larger steam engine be reversed this quickly? Titanic took quite a while to be reversed.

[@mfbfreak]

@@therandomytchannel4318 Large turbine powered ships have separate turbines for ahead and astern. IIRC even separate propellers. Anyone correct me if i'm wrong.

[@the_retag]

@@falconwaver totanic could only reverse the compound engines, not the middle propeler with the turbine, reversing them might have also taken longer as stettin was specifically built for good maneuverability. But mostly its just the immense mass at speed

[@proaudiohd]

What a great video! Informative and nice slow camera shots so I the viewer can look around. Bravo!

[@Genius_at_Work]

Thanks; luckily I had more than enough Time for filming. A few Weeks later, I uploaded a Video of a stationary Steam Engine in Switzerland, but had just about 30 Minutes for recording. The Difference really shows when comparing the Videos. At least I got that Video informative too: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rYW9pYupYq2nipI

[@YellowFox101]

It almost sounds like it has a heartbeat. Such a beautiful machine... Thank you for preserving it through film for those of us who may never get the chance to see a vessel like this!

[@rodneylackey9726]

OUTSTANDING video!!!

[@ABQRT]

My Grandfather started in square sailed sailing ships (Balclutha still afloat in San Francisco) in 1896 rounding Cape Horn, was shanghaied onto a Whaler in San Francisco spent 9 months in the Bering Sea chasing whales BUT he learned Triple Expansion Steam Engines and English. He spent most of his time from 1898 to 1914 on Pacific Coast Steam Lumber Schooners, with the exception of the terrible wreck of the SS Valencia and loss of life, Google that story, I heard it firsthand from my grandfather. He would also work his way back to Germany on the SS Amerika as an Engineer to visit family then buy a Steerage Ticket to sail back to the USA. Nice video, I've seen the engine in the Liberty Ship SS Jeremiah O'Brien in operation, they used to steam up and run the engine every 3rd Sunday of the month. The Engine Room scenes in the Movie Titanic were shot onboard the SSJeremiah O'Brien.

[@PhillMagGamerDad]

Personally, I find the steam engine that controls the steering gear to be the pinnacle of engineering. I suspect the mechanism operates much like a governor, where steam is cut off once the desired angle has been reached? Absolutely genius design! Thank you for the detailed tour!

[@Genius_at_Work]

I found them particulary intersting as well, although they're very common. I know only one Steam Ship without Steering Gear, and it's a really small one but turning the Rudder by Hand already is reall hard Work. The Steering Gears vary slightly in their Layout, but I'd guess that the Control Mechanism works fairly similar in all of them, and all use Chains to move the Rudder. You can see them in many of my Steam Ship Videos. Larger Steam Ships (that are preserved static out of Operation, if preserved at all) had a Bevel gear attached to the Rudder Shaft, so it gets turned by the Steam Engine Crankshaft directly without Chains in between. The Hydraulic Steering Gears of Motor Ships are intersting too though.

[@Genius_at_Work]

Little Addition: I forgot that most Swiss Steam Ships originally had no Steering Gear, but all of them were refitted with modern Hydraulic ones over the last 60 Years.

[@Genius_at_Work]

@@jonathanparle8429 If just the Linkage to the Wheelhouse broke, the Steering Gear could be operated locally according to spoken Commands from the Bridge. Some smaller Ships also have an emergency Hand Wheel with a huge Gear Ratio attached, to turn the Rudder by Hand if the Steering Gear failed completely. But this becomes impractical even with fairly small Ships, as turning the Rudder just takes too long because of the according Gear Ratio. Hence modern Ships must have two independent Stearing Gears for Redundancy Reasons.

[@steamfan4014]

I love anything steam. I've always been fascinated by it. A couple years ago I was a fireman and oiler for a steam locomotive at Knott's Berry Farm in California and I really enjoyed it. I have a very mechanical mind so I love seeing how things operate. Especially steam engines, whether it is trains or ships, I love watching all the moving parts. Thank you for this informative and interesting video

[@johnconlon9652]

In the early 80s, I cruised down the river Clyde in Scotland on the Paddle Steamer, "Waverley". Fabulous triple expansion engine. She's still operating as far as I know.

[@Genius_at_Work]

Theoretically yes. IIRC, there was some kind of minor Incident recently, that may have put her temporary out of Operation again.

[@ShadowOfMachines]

Everyone talks about gas prices now, I wonder how coal prices are.

[@teemuronkainen4548]

More steamships and engines please. Great video and aknowledge of the engines.

[@Genius_at_Work]

WIP, but I don't have much to make Videos of right now, like every Winter. I've got a Video of the Double Acting Two Stroke Diesel Engine in the MAN Diesel House Copenhagen coming up in April, the Two Stroke Marine Diesel Engine on the Museum Ship Cap San Diego in May, and a "How to fire up a Steam Ship"-Video on the Steam Ship Alexandra in Flensburg some Time this Summer, probably July or August. More Stuff that I can't assure 100% yet include an almost 100 Year old Electric Locomotive, a 130 Year old Hydro Power Station and starting up a 60 Year old Cargo Ship.

[@davidclarke6056]

Very good description, good work.

[@Preso58]

Brilliant! Back in the late 70's I was fortunate enough to work on the restoration of the SS Forceful, the last steam tug to operate on the Brisbane River in Queensland, Australia. She is now owned by the Brisbane Maritime Museum. In the mid 90's she was fully operational and I was able to go on board and see her in steam. Also a triple with two Scotch boilers, very similar in layout to the Stettin. Wonderful machines!

[@Genius_at_Work]

The Stettin was still active back then; it was decommissioned in 1981. Stokers still being paid to shovel Coal as late as the 1980ies seems a bit ridiculous, but the Stettin was owned by the German Government, which is know for keeping ridiculously outdated Tech in active Service. A Friend of mine works on a German Navy Tug Boat, which was built in 1961 and the only Upgrades it saw since then is the Installation of GPS, AIS and ECDIS on the Bridge. Everything else is like a Time Machine back to the early 1960ies.

[@gertjanrhebergen3499]

the SS Badger is a significant bigger coal fired SS; Tonnage 4,244 gross tons[1] Displacement 6,650 tons[1] Length 410 ft 6 in (125.12 m)[1] Beam 59 ft 6 in (18.14 m)[1] Height 106 ft 9 in (32.54 m)[1] Depth 24 ft (7.32 m) molded depth Decks 2 passenger, 1 vehicle Installed power Steam, coal-fired Propulsion Two four-cylinder compound Skinner Unaflow steam engines, totaling 7,000 shp (5.22 MW); four Foster-Wheeler water-tube type D boilers, 470 psi (3.24 MPa)[2]

[@Genius_at_Work]

I knew about the Badger when I made the Video, but wrongfully assumed it was fired by Coal Dust. Given that the Badger has an automatic Feed System, the Stettin still is the largest one in Terms of traditional, Hand-fed Boilers.

[@dougvensel7421]

@@Genius_at_Work Ahh....very good point my friend. You're correct.

[@Genius_at_Work]

@@dougvensel7421 Coal Dust is a Point, "hand-fed" is more of an Excuse.

[@johnstudd4245]

@@Genius_at_Work I love the triple expansion marine engines, they are works of art. And the traditional hand fed boilers, but ........coal is coal. Being a resident of Michigan, I have to stick up for the Badger also.

[@famousutopias]

I think it’s also interesting that the Badger is still in private revenue service. It gets no subsidies as far as I know.

[@richardteale8203]

What an excellent job detailing all the systems and so on, with slow panning & long waits in locations to soak it all in properly, on this amazing historical steam ship! Very top notch job there buddy & thanks for not adding music, as the steam & mechanisms are the mesmerizing music! Thank you.😉 Cheers.🍻 Rich.😎

[@SPQR-qq5bz]

Una obra de arte flotante y operacional al 100%. felicitaciones a los técnicos que la mantienen en perfectas condiciones.

[@darylcheshire1618]

fascinating. There are similarities to steam locomotives. I once visited the steam tug Wattle in Melbourne and was amazed at how silent the engine room is.

[@Genius_at_Work]

That's because Marine Steam Engines condense the Exhaust Steam, either to feed the Condensate back into the Boilers or only to increase Efficiency by increasing the Expansion Ratio (see my Escher-Wyss Steam Engine Video about that). Steam Locomotives use the Exhaust Steam to create a Draft in the Furnace by exhausting the Steam through a Blast Pipe, resulting in the characteristic and relatively loud Chuffing Noise. Probably the loudest Thing in the Engine Room of the Stettin is the Condensate Air Pump, which unfortunately is barely visible in this Video.

[@Starvaze]

Thanks to the titanic. Everytime i see Astern on those E.O.T i just hear "FULL ASTERN!!"

[@VeryFamousActor]

The way that these machines move almost makes them seem alive, it really feels like the "heart" of a giant beast

[@douglasjohnson8820]

GREAT VIDEO. The captions with the explanations really gave a great and concise comments on the Steam Cycle and how the machinery used that Steam Power. This should be shown in every High School Science Class.

[@Genius_at_Work]

Thanks, but I'd guess this is a little too specific for any High School Class. If it wasn't for my Personal Interest, I would have heard about the Steam Cycle for the first Time in Marine Engineering School. Even that is more general Information on the Steam Cycle and not so much about all the Machines that you can see here; more like calculating the (theoretical) Power and Efficiency Figures of the Engine from the given Temperature and Pressure Data. Little Edit: I've got a very similar Video to this one coming up in May, but about a Two Stroke Diesel Engine on the Museum Ship Cap San Diego.

[@fritzrue]

Wow! Fantastic video!

[@The_DuMont_Network]

A wonderful discovery for me! Subscribed, of course! Keep them coming, bitte!

[@skovner]

Every time I watch an engine like this, I think of Rudyard Kipling's poem, "McAndrew's Hymn" "Predestination in the stride of yon connectin' rods"

[@famousutopias]

Exceptional engineering. I’m particularly impressed by its reversal speed.

[@Genius_at_Work]

That's one of the Reasons why the Stettin was built with a Steam Engines, despite Motor Vessels being fairly common by 1932. A Steam Engine can reverse much quicker than a Diesel, making the Ship more manouverable. That's a major Advantage for an Icebreaker.

[@darrenwilliams118]

Absolutely beautiful piece of engineering.

[@markm.9458]

A wonderful engine well maintained.

[@__-fm5qv]

It always amazes me how quiet a steam engine can be when its so darn big!

[@berniceoberland7427]

One of the beauties of steam ...

[@harrymu148]

is this the stephenson valve gear?

[@Genius_at_Work]

It is

[@harrymu148]

@@Genius_at_Work (a little way late) but I've yet to see an example of a corliss marine steam engine. Might be the complexity that scares away the maintenance workers but I really thought it would be great at sea.

[@andreweppink4498]

I see nothing showing how they're getting the cylinder lube oil out of the condensate tho.

[@Genius_at_Work]

Cascade Tank and Oil Trap, but these are located between the Pumps, off-Limits to Passengers. Both are just big Boxes anyway.

[@andreweppink4498]

Thx

[@knutknutsen5610]

Extremely dangerous with all these unshielded moving parts. Suppose that was so it would be possible to manually lubricate. As a former machinist in the merchant fleet I can appreciate the pleasant noise levels.

[@MagnetOnlyMotors]

I recently retired from a large web press print shop. The noise is a lot, and so is this. This seems to be almost dangerously crowded, but very wonderful. Great video!

[@Genius_at_Work]

It was really, really empty that Day. You can watch my latest Video of the Flensburg Steam Fair, where I included Footage from the Stettin too (much better Image Quality btw.). There isn't much Footage from the Stettin though, because the Engine Room was so crowded with Passengers, and the Steam Ship Alexandra was even worse. When I recorded this, I actually had booked for the Day before, but the Trip was cancelled on short Notice for having only three Passengers. The following Day, (when I recorded), there were eight or nine Passengers. The Stettin can carry up to 180 Passengers, but only 25 are allowed in the Engine Room simultaneously.

[@elliotlambert3817]

The reason that there is expansion is to stop the steam condensing due to pressure. In a steam pressure system the water boiling point is related to the pressure , bellow this pressure the water remans steam and the temperature drop due to work does not condense the steam to water.

[@kefsound]

Why the random capitalization?

[@Genius_at_Work]

Sort of Force of Habit. Nouns are capitalised in German, and it's a difficult Habit to get out of when typing. Plus IMHO it's easier to read, but that's probably because I'm used to it.

[@b43xoit]

@@Genius_at_Work From the viewpoint of a native speaker of modern English, I do not find this kind of writing easier to read.

[@rolanddunk5054]

Great video,I have sailed in coal and oil fired trawlers,but I have never heard a thumping sound like that in the engine room.

[@Genius_at_Work]

Now that's odd; you're the second User commenting about a thumping/knocking Sound. Can you tell the Points in the Video where you hear it? I have seen/ heard a few Steam Engine Rooms on Museum Ships, and there seems to be nothing wrong with the Stettin. Btw. I have a Video about firing up a Steam Ship coming up some Time in Summer; I volunteer as Stoker on the Steam Ship Alexandra in Flensburg. Another one is a very similar Video to this one, but about the Two Stroke Diesel on the Freight Ship Cap San Diego, coming up in May (unless the Hamburg Harbour festival gets cancelled again)

[@rolanddunk5054]

I have watched the video again,but with not being in the engine room it is impossible to locate the sound source or direction and the possible cause but it seems to time with the engine.Roly🇬🇧.

[@Genius_at_Work]

@@rolanddunk5054 Just mark the Moments like this: 01:23

[@SteamCrane]

I heard a bit of a rod knock, but probably not enough to worry about. The rod bearings naturally wear. They are sacrificial, to avoid wearing the steel crank pins. In some cases, they can be tightened, in other cases, you need to recast the brass. A little looseness isn't always bad, compensates for any misalignment.

[@mbarker1958]

I am an old marine engineer from the 1970's, I was chief engineer on motor and steam ships; I became superintendent and worked in Hamburg; I am now chief engineer on MS Oldenburg - ex ferry to Helgoland, taking passengers to to Lundy Island

[@Genius_at_Work]

Steam Engine or Steam Turbine in the 1970ies? IIRC Steam Turbines were fairly common on large Cargo Ships back then, and it's a shame no such Plant has been preserved operational. But I always thought that the Stettin was very outdated as "traditional" Steam Ship when it was decomissioned in 1981, and only the improved Manouverabilty compared to a Diesel Ship kept it in Service for so long. Well, plus the Fact that it was Government owned, and the German Government really has a Habit of keeping ridiculously old Equipment in Service. Especially the Fact that it had Stokers shovelling Coal as late as 1981 really is something that I can't imagine anywhere else. Pretty much the same Facts apply to the Bussard, a Buoy Tender which was built in 1906 and kept in Steam until 1979. It's a operational Museum Ship in Kiel today. Mind you, Coal fired Steam Ships in the 1970ies may be ridiculous from a rational Point of View, but these Ships probably wouldn't be in Steam today if the German Government was a bit more "up to Date". One of my Classmates (I'm studying Marine Engineering in Flensburg) works on a Navy Tug Boat built in 1967 which has a fairly interesting Diesel-Electric Plant. But it probably will be sold either to some 2nd/3rd World Country or for Scrap. I'm still keeping my Fingers crossed that one of the Bremen-Class Frigates will be preserved as static Museum; I'd really like to see a Combined Diesel and Gas Turbine Plant once; albeit not in Operation.

[@frankblazejak1586]

Es gibt noch den Zerstörer Mölders liegt in WHV als Museumsschiff ein Dampfturbinenschiff mit 4 Kesseln. Die Anlage ist allerdings eine Hochdruckheizdampfmaschine mit ca 88 bar (1275 psi ) Dampfdruck. Leider sind die Maschinenräume nicht zu besichtigen. Ich war selber 6 Jahre als „ Heizer“ auf diesen Schiff. Diese Anlage war sehr anspruchsreich für die Besatzung.

[@SANTO971]

Amazing. Thank you for the video.

[@thomasfletcher4765]

Very enjoyable and informative . Thank you for explaining how it all works ( former watercraft engineer , U.S ARMY )

[@Genius_at_Work]

The Image Quality could be better though, especially in the Boiler Room. My GoPro doesn't work that well in such Low Light Conditions, although the Light in the Boiler Room is really weird anyway. There also is a minor Mistake in the Captions regarding the Pumps around 08:08. Recently graduated Marine Engineer btw.

[@Han-wh5ie]

Heel leerzaam en interessant. Bijzondere boot.

[@basicomen8713]

Just like the titanic lol but smaller

[@SteamCrane]

Up until 1993, there were a pair of triple expansion excursion steamers that ran from Detroit to an amusement park, "Bob-Lo". On each boat, the engine stuck up through a large well in the main deck, with a railing so anyone could watch the engine running, hear bells, and watch the steering engine and pumps. Once I was invited down to the engine room, along with my very young daughter. She still remembers it.

[@Genius_at_Work]

The Engine Room on the Stettin is open for Passengers, like on most German Museum Ships. If I ever visit America, the Paddle Steamer Natchez and one of the Liberty Ships definitely are on my Bucket List. If at least one of the three Victory Ships sails again would be great too, IIRC that would be the only operational Turbine Ship in Preservation. Britain is great for Steam Engines too, and much closer to me. I'm planning to visit many Engines there, such as the Kempton Steam Museum, Crossness Pumping Station, Newcomen Engine Replica at Black Country Living Museum, and the Smethwick Engine in Birmingham, that was built in 1779 by James Watt himself.

[@rogerschuch2272]

Thanks for the response