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Auxiliary Steam Packet Bark Edith Showing the ship using her lower sails and auxiliary steam propulsion. Note that her tall fore and main topmasts, designed by Robert B. Forbes, are rigged aft of the lower masts. Photo No. None Source: Museum of the U.S. Naval Academy. |
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Auxiliary Steam Packet Bark Edith Showing the ship under full sail using tall topmasts designed by Robert B. Forbes to allow an auxiliary steamer to carry a full set of sails. She also had a propeller designed by John Ericsson that was pivoted sidewise and hoisted out of the water while under sail. Photo No. None Source: Museum of the U.S. Naval Academy. |
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