Elisabeth (ship, 1815)

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Elisabeth (Jelisaveta)
Steamship Elisabeth
Steamship Elisabeth
Ship data
flag Russian EmpireRussian Empire (naval war flag) Russian Empire
Ship type Paddle steamer
Owner Charles Baird
Shipyard Baird Works, Saint Petersburg
Launch 1815
Ship dimensions and crew
length
18.30 m ( Lüa )
width 4.57 m
Draft Max. 0.61 m
Machine system
machine Steam engine
Machine
performance 		4 HP (3 kW)
Top
speed 		5.8 kn (11 km / h)
propeller 2 paddle wheels

The Elisabeth ( Russian Елизавета) was the first Russian steamship .

history

The Elisabeth was built in Saint Petersburg by the Scottish engineer Charles Baird . The balancers - steam engine had four operating and two lateral PS blade wheels with a diameter of 2.40 m and with six sheets of 1.20 m width on. The lower part of the chimney was made of bricks and ended in a 7,62 m long steel pipe that also served as a sail mast. The ship reached a speed of 5.8 knots.

The first test drives took place on the pond of the Tauride Palace . On November 3, 1815, the first trip from Saint Petersburg to Kronstadt took place, which lasted 3 hours and 15 minutes. Due to bad weather, the return trip took 5 hours 22 minutes. After this successful journey, Charles Baird received numerous public contracts.

Web links

literature

  • Alfred Dudszus, Ernest Henriot, Alfred Köpcke, Friecdrich Krumrey: The great book of ship types . Weltbild, 1995.