sailing-power

Updated: May 16, 2025

In these ships the great length of deck offers every facility for the most advantageous spread of canvas; consequently the centre of effort may he kept low, and the requisite power and stability combined. Intimately connected with her sailing-power is another branch of the equipment of a screw-ship, which requires the most earnest, patient, and intelligent consideration.

Various - The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 29, March, 1860