The Amazon ship is the largest (according to the British press ) wooden wheeled steamer in the world , built by order of the Royal Mail Steam Package Company ( England ).
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| Amazon | |
 Amazon steamer | |
| Flag |  Great Britain |
| Class and type of vessel | Wheeled steamer |
| Manufacturer | |
| Launched | June 28, 1851 |
| Withdrawn from the fleet | January 4, 1852 |
| Status | burned out |
| Main characteristics | |
| Length | 91 m. |
| Width | 12.5 m. |
| Engines | one |
| Power | 800 kW |
| Speed | 12 knots |
| Register tonnage | 2256 reg. t |
Content
Features
Capacity - 2256 reg.
Length of vessel - 91 meters
Breadth Extreme - 12.5 meters
Power of the steam engine - 800 hp
History
The order for the construction of the ship at the Blackwall shipyards was made in 1850 .
The ship was launched on June 28, 1851 .
As a result of the fire, the ship died on January 4, 1852 . Of the 162 passengers of the Amazon, 58 survived, of which 11 went crazy with a nightmare .
See also
- The largest marine disasters of the XIX century .
Source
- Skryagin L. N. "Secrets of marine disasters"