ROSS WINANS CIGAR BOAT
The Ross Winans was a "cigar boat" built by the
Winans family, successful railroad engineers from
Baltimore. In the early
1850’s, they conceived the ideal
that the most advantageous shape for an
ocean-traveling ship would be a spindle. The waves
would wash easily over the decks, reducing rolling;
the pointed hull would cut through the water with
minimal resistance.
The Ross Winans combined a
number of ingenious patented mechanical inventions. She was the first vessel to use high-pressure
steam engines, forced-air ventilation,
self-centering drive shafts... Many of these inventions were
subsequently used in other vessels. The original
cost of the Ross Winans was about 60,000 pound
sterling, or about $6.5 million in today’s money.
The cigar ship was the most successful ship design
of Ross Winans. It was built in Le Havre in 1865.
It was about 72 feet long and nine in diameter, and
displaced 33 tons. This experimental boat had a complex system of
propellers and a mechanism for driving them in
various combinations. It made a number of
trial runs and ended up at Southampton with the Ross Winans.
This primarily wood model Ross Winans features
plank-on-frame construction, similar to the way the real
boat was built. 58" long x 8" wide x
19" tall (including base's dimensions.)
$1,700 Shipping and insurance in
the contiguous USA included.
Other places: $500 flat rate.
This model is in stock and can be shipped within
5 business days.
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