SAIL/STEAM CONTEST
PROPELLER VS. PADDLE WHEEL

In 1848 the British Admiralty had a tug of war between a propeller driven ship the Rattler and a paddle wheel ship the Alecto. The propeller won towing the Alecot stern first at a speed of 2.8 knots.
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