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The wrecked sailing ship 'Chance' with a windmill, New Zealand, 1902 (lemmy.world)
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[–] sbv@sh.itjust.works 26 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I'm having a hard time finding useful sources describing windmills on ships.

Here's one that describes how a windmill was used to charge batteries for lighting.

This one suggests the Chance used it for running the bilges.

[–] fine_sandy_bottom@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 9 months ago

Given the era a pump seems more plausible than a generator.

Lanterns would be so reliable and manageable, while electric lights so unreliable and poorly understood.

[–] ComradeMiao@lemmy.dbzer0.com 19 points 9 months ago (4 children)

That’s very cool! What’s the windmill for

[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 15 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Possibly to power a bilge pump?

[–] Carvex@lemmy.world 12 points 9 months ago

Pushes the ship forward obviously

[–] Blackout@fedia.io 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Adds some fun on a long journey.

[–] gibmiser@lemmy.world 6 points 9 months ago (3 children)

So why didn't they rescue it

[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 11 points 9 months ago

It used up its last chance.

[–] 50MYT@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago

It's bluff. Fucking cold down there

[–] SplashJackson@lemmy.ca 3 points 9 months ago

So divers would have a cool site to check out in a few generations