The maritime world is filled with unique terminology and abbreviations, and one of the most recognizable among them is the prefix “SS” seen on many older ...

The up and down motion of the piston in the cylinder is transmitted by the beam to the piston in the water pump. The steam cylinder piston goes down under the pressure of steam and differences in ...

Built in 1953, the Badger was the last and largest – along with its sister ship the S.S. Spartan – coal-fired, steam engine car ferry built in the United States. Christy Corp., of Sturgeon Bay, Wis., ...