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P.S Rising Star (Steam Warship)
Career
Name: P.S Rising Star
Nick Name: Rising Sun
Ordered: Year 1818
Laid Down Year 1820
Launched: June Year 1821
Maiden Voyage: 22nd October 1821
From Beginning To End
The Rising Star weighing four hundred and twenty eight ton, was the first ever British steam warship to cross the Atlantic from east to west in 1821-2.[1] She was built in Greater London, Rotherhithe for the tenth Earl of Dundonald, of who at this time was still known and regarded as Lord Thomas Cochrane.[2] Cochrane, a Scot who had a very high reputation as a superior seaman, had an aim to construct a warship that would neutralise the differences of advantage between the Chilean and the Spanish naval forces.[3] Cochrane had intended the vessel to be used as a steam warship within the Chilean Revolution, however, due to delays in her construction, which took place within Kier's yard in the year 1820, she was not built in time and, only ran her trials on the Thames in June 1821, where she managed six knots under steam.[4][5] Although Cochrane had originally ordered the Rising Star to be put under construction, when she was eventually fully finished he did not himself take her out, however, Major the Hon also known as William Cochrane, had the pleasure in doing so instead.[6]
Rising Star eventually sailed from Gravesend on 22 October, heading for Valparaiso, although just off the coast of Portugal she sprang a leak and had to be put into dock at Cork for repairs to the hull.[7] Once she was repaired, she bond again for Valparaiso and this time made the voyage without interference and arrived in April 1822, although this meant that the voyage which was intended to make it in time for the war, ended up being six months later than anticipated.[8][9]
The Rising Star was inevitably a small warship, but made up for its size as it was fully rigged with a centerline paddle wheel, along with a conventional battery of twenty guns, which was distributed along its open spar deck, ten in each broadside.[10] Furthermore, the engines were seventy n.h.p., of twin cylinders which were constructed by Maudslay Sons and Field.[11] She was also given two main sails, and was also said to have had a square shape appearance to her silhouette.
References
- ↑ Deeson, A.F.L.,An illustrated history of Steamships(Buckinghamshire: Spurbooks Ltd) p.54.
- ↑ Fletcher, R.A.,Warships and their Storyp. 88.
- ↑ Fletcher, R.A.,Warships and their Story
- ↑ Deeson, A.F.L.,An illustrated history of Steamships(Buckinghampshire: spurbooks Ltd) p.54.
- ↑ Villers, A., Pioneers of the Seven Seasp. 124.
- ↑ Fletcher, R.A.,Warships and their Storyp. 88.
- ↑ Deeson A.F.L.,An illustrated history of Steamships(Buckinghamshire: Spurbooks Ltd) p.54.
- ↑ Deeson A.F.L.,An illustrated history of Steamships(Buckinghamshire: Spurbooks Ltd) p.54.
- ↑ Dumplington, B., and Muriel, M.,Brunel's Three Shipsp. 30.
- ↑ Sondhaus, L.,Navel Warfare, 1815-1914(London: Routledge, 2001) (chapter 2) p. 20.
- ↑ Dumplington, B., and Muriel, M.,The Story of the Paddle Steamer(Venton, 2002) p. 22-23.
Bibliography
Printed Secondary Sources
Deeson, A.F.L., An illustrated history of Steamships, (Buckinghampshire: Spurbooks Ltd) p. 54.
Dumplington, B. and Muriel, M., The Story of the Paddle Steamer, (Ventons, 2002) p. 22-23.
Fletcher, R.A., Warships and Their Story, p. 88.
Sondhaus, L., Naval Warfare, 1815-1914, (London: Routledge, 2001) p. 20.
Villers, A,. Pioneers of the Seven Seas, p. 88.
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