The Forgotten Story of the Roller Boats | Sails and Salvos

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When you think of a boat or ship images of large sleek vessels cutting through the waves. However, during the late 1800s and early 1900s several inventors attempted to create what they believed would be an industry changing idea, the Roller Boat. Join me as we uncover the forgotten story of these incredible designs and why they became buried by time.

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Sources:

Dumpleton, B. Story of the Paddle Steamer.
n.a. (1897). The “Bazin” roller boat. Nature, 55(1425). 379-380.
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Specifications and Drawings of Patents Issued from the U.S. Patent Office: https://books.google.com/books?id=DtA6AQAAMAAJ&lpg=RA1-PA97&dq=US%20patent%20number%20233086&pg=PP2#v=onepage&q&f=false

https://www.nonvaleurs.de/pdf/bazinwikipedia.pdf

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https://www.maritimeheritage.org/ships/Ernest-Bazin.html

https://web.archive.org/web/20150810162826/http://www.prescott.ca/tourism/our-heritage/knapp-roller-boat.aspx

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https://www.maritimehistoryofthegreatlakes.ca//Documents/Scanner/04/02/default.asp?ID=c006

https://ottawarewind.com/2019/01/23/the-steampunk-dream-machine-that-lies-buried-beneath-toronto/

Written and researched by Lord Captain Teapot
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Timestamps:
0:00 - 1:50 Intro
1:50 - 3:25 Earlier ship designs
3:25 - 5:20 The "Alice"
5:20 - 11:41 The "Ernest Bazin"
11:41 - 12:17 Two conceptual designs
12:17 - 16:21 Knapp's "Roller Boat"
16:21 - 17:46 Conclusion and Outro

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