The wrecked sailing ship 'Chance' with a windmill, New Zealand, 1902
The wrecked sailing ship 'Chance' with a windmill, New Zealand, 1902
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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.
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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.
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That’s very cool! What’s the windmill for
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If there's no wind, you can use the windmill to make wind. Windy pushes sails, boat go forward.
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Windmills do not work that way!
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Possibly to power a bilge pump?
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Pushes the ship forward obviously
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Adds some fun on a long journey.
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Lol
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So why didn't they rescue it
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It used up its last chance.
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So divers would have a cool site to check out in a few generations
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It's bluff. Fucking cold down there
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