Prince Carl (ship, 1834)
The Prinz Carl was the first ship built entirely of iron in Germany. The ship is named after Prince Carl of Prussia .
history
The hulls of the German steamships were previously made of wood. The mechanical engineering institute and iron foundry of the sea trade in Kirchstrasse in Moabit near Berlin introduced the production of the hull from iron as a technical innovation. In 1834/35 the iron paddle steamer Prince Carl was built according to the plans of Mr. Mechanicus Gilbert from Derbyshire in England . The sheets came from the royal ironworks in Neustadt-Eberswalde , the two boilers and machines from Berlin. The ship was 33.36 m long above deck and 5.63 m wide without the two wheel arches of the paddle wheels. It reached a speed of 18.7 km / h and had the great advantage of a draft of less than 0.5 m, so that it could also be used at very low water levels. The ship was built as a barge for use on the waters of Berlin and its surrounding area.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Kurt Groggert: Spree trip is necessary! , Haude & Spenersche Verlagbuchhandlung, Berlin 1972, page 37