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Norfolk & Washington steamboat, 1920-1950

1920年建造的The Norfolk & Washington號,速度已經比過去的蒸汽船要快上許多了
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約翰費區 (John Fitch) 發明蒸汽船而在1791826日得到美國專利

1814年時,羅伯特傅爾頓 (Robert Fulton) 與羅伯特李文斯頓 (Robert Livingston) 為蒸汽船帶來商機。他們提供往來紐奧良、路易斯安那,以及密西西比的納徹斯 (Natchez) 等地固定的班次服務。蒸汽船以極快的速度航行著,順流時約是每小時八英里,逆流時約是每小時三英里。 (時速三英里也等於一般平均走路速度了!) 到了1816年,從紐奧良到肯塔基州的路易斯威爾 (Louisville) ,蒸汽船華盛頓號 (Washington) 得花上25天的航行才能到達,不過後來速度還是有所改善。到了1853年,同樣的旅程只需要花上4天半的時間即可。


In 1814, Robert Fulton and Robert Livingston brought commercial success to steamboating. They offered regular steamboat service between New Orleans, Louisiana, and Natchez, Mississippi. The boats traveled at the breakneck speed of eight miles per hour downstream and three miles per hour upstream. (Three miles per hour is the average walking speed!) In 1816, it took 25 days for the steamboat Washington to go from New Orleans to Louisville, Kentucky, but improvements were made. By 1853, that same trip took only four and one-half days.
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