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Selected Links related to the Screw Propeller

The American Turtle
The story of David Bushnell's "American Turtle," one of the earliest submarines used in combat, which employed dual screw propellers for propulsion.

Isambard Brunel
Brief biography of Isambard Brunel, inventor of the steamships Great Eastern, Great Britain, and Great Western.

The Turbinia
The story of the Turbinia, a steam turbine-propelled, screw driven ship invented by Charles Parsons.