Heating boat

Heating boats are former sea vessels that were stationed in ports to deliver the steam they need to ships for heating purposes or other uses . An equivalent in rail operations was the heating engine .

Examples of heating boats from the time of the Reichsmarine are:

• W Hz 1 , the former small torpedo boat T 69 , in the naval port of Wilhelmshaven since 1920
• T 45 and the former coastal torpedo boats A 22 and A 25 in the marine port of Kiel .
• the sister boat A 24 , 1922 to 1924 in Swinoujscie .

Trivia

In today's ship model building , RC racing boats are often referred to as "heating boats".