The SS Bessemer (also called the Bessemer Saloon) was an experimental Victorian cross-channel passenger paddle steamer with a swinging cabin, a concept devised by the engineer and inventor Sir Henry Bessemer, intended to combat seasickness.

Oct 2, 2024 · S.S. Bessemer Saloon Steamship was the brainchild of little Bessie’s grandfather, Sir Henry Bessemer. He had found investors who stumped up some £250,000 to make his vision a reality.

SS Bessemer Victory was one of 534 Victory ships built during World War II. Named for Bessemer, Alabama, an industrial city honoring Sir Henry Bessemer (the Englishman who invented a steel manufacturing process), she was one of …

Apr 9, 2024 · In order to achieve this, Bessemer devised a pioneering solution: suspending the cabin, dubbed the Saloon, on gimbals and mechanically maintaining its horizontal position using an intricate system of hydraulic cylinders.

May 18, 2019 · The SS Bessemer is a paddle steam ship from the 1870s that noted inventor Sir Henry Bessemer. Bessemer was tired of getting sea sick on his voyages so he mad...

The "Bessemer" saloon steamer, which was to solve the difficulty of the passage across the Channel separating England from France, has been a costly failure. She cost £200,000, a little more than a year ago, and was sold lately to a Leeds iron and metal merchant for £20,000.

Jan 23, 2025 · Today only three decorative panels survive from the SS Bessemer, recovered from the ruins of the cabin after the bombing. Nothing else remains of an idea which, while clever, led to the production of one of the worst seagoing vessels in history.

The SS Bessemer (also called the Bessemer Saloon) was an experimental Victorian cross-Channel passenger paddle steamer with a swinging cabin, a concept devised by the engineer and inventor Sir Henry Bessemer, intended to combat seasickness.

This episode explores ss Bessemer (1874), known as the ‘Swinging Saloon Ship.’ An experimental cross-channel steamship, Bessemer was designed with a central saloon that moved on gymbals, to counteract the motion of the ship.

The New Bessemer Saloon Steamer, Transverse Section, taken through the Saloon. Illustration for The Graphic, 12 December 1874.jpg 1,071 × 851; 385 KB.