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The Princeton was the first of the screw-propelled navy which has now entirely displaced the older type of steam-vessel.

From A History of the Growth of the Steam-Engine by Thurston, Robert H.

Their work is briefly described in a little pamphlet by F. J. Stringfellow, entitled A few Remarks on what has been done with screw-propelled Aero-plane Machines from 1809 to 1892.

From A History of Aeronautics by Vivian, Evelyn Charles

It is specially adapted for screw-propelled steamships, and many other purposes.

From James Nasmyth: Engineer; an autobiography by Smiles, Samuel

It has been adopted for driving the shafts of screw-propelled steamships of the largest kind.

From James Nasmyth: Engineer; an autobiography by Smiles, Samuel