The paddle steamer PS Waverley at Swanage is the world's last seagoing paddle steamerAn aerial starboard quarter view of the aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67), which was the last US Navy aircraft carrier to use conventional steam power
A steamship, often referred to as a steamer, is a type of steam-powered vessel, typically ocean-faring and seaworthy, that is propelled by one or more steam engines[1] that typically move (turn) propellers or paddlewheels. The first steamships came into practical usage during the early 1800s; however, there were exceptions that came before. Steamships usually use the prefix designations of "PS" for paddle steamer or "SS" for screw steamer (using a propeller or screw). As paddle steamers became less common, "SS" is incorrectly assumed by many to stand for "steamship". Ships powered by internal combustion engines use a prefix such as "MV" for motor vessel, so it is not correct to use "SS" for most modern vessels.
As steamships were less dependent on wind patterns, new trade routes opened up. The steamship has been described as a "major driver of the first wave of trade globalization (1870–1913)" and contributor to "an increase in international trade that was unprecedented in human history".[2]
^"steamship". Oxford English Dictionary (Online ed.). Oxford University Press. (Subscription or participating institution membership required.)
^Pascali, Luigi (24 August 2017). "Globalisation and Economic Development: A Lesson from History". The Long Run. Economic History Society. Archived from the original on 1 August 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
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