Editing SS Savannah (section)

==Description==
The [[Allaire Iron Works]] of New York supplied ''Savannah''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> [[engine cylinder]],<ref>Swann, p. 5.</ref> while the rest of the engine components and running gear were manufactured by the [[Speedwell Ironworks]] of [[New Jersey]]. The 90-horsepower low-pressure engine was of the inclined direct-acting type, with a single {{convert|40|in|cm|adj=mid|-diameter}} cylinder and a 5-foot stroke. ''Savannah''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> engine and machinery were unusually large for their time, and after the ship's launch, Moses Rogers had difficulty locating a suitable boiler, rejecting several before settling on a copper model by boiler specialist [[Daniel Dod]]. The ship's [[wrought-iron]] [[paddlewheel]]s were 16 feet in diameter with eight buckets per wheel. For fuel, the vessel carried 75 tons of coal and 25 [[Cord (volume)|cords]] of wood.<ref name=morrison406/><ref name=museum618>Smithsonian, p. 618.</ref>
[[File:Diagram of SS Savannah.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.2| Diagram of ''Savannah'', showing lines and sail plan.]]
As the ship was too small to carry much fuel, the engine was intended only for use in calm weather, when the sails were unable to provide a speed of at least four knots. In order to reduce drag and avoid damage when the engine was not in use, the paddlewheel buckets were linked by chains instead of bars,<ref>Stanton, p. 27.</ref> enabling the wheels to be folded up like fans and stored on deck. Similarly, the paddlewheel guards were made of canvas stretched over a metal frame which could also be packed away when not required.<ref name=museum618/> The whole process of retracting the wheels and guards took no more than about 15 minutes. ''Savannah'' is the only known ship to have been fitted with  retractable paddlewheels.<ref>Smithsonian, p. 629.</ref>

''Savannah''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> hull and rigging were constructed under the direction of Captain Stevens Rogers, who later became the ship's sailing master. The ship was full rigged like a normal sailing ship, excepting the absence of royal-masts and royals. Contemporary engravings suggest that ''Savannah''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> mainmast was set further astern than in normal sailing ships, in order to accommodate the engine and boiler.<ref name=museum622>Smithsonian, p. 622.</ref>

===Interior===
''Savannah'' was fitted with 32 passenger berths, with two berths in each of the 16 state rooms.<ref>Charleston Courier, April 17, 1819; quoted in Frank O. Braynard, ''S.S. Savannah the Elegant Steam Ship'' (Athens, Georgia: University of Georgia Press, 1963; reprint, New York: Dover Publications, Inc., 1988), 66 (page citations are to the reprint edition).</ref> The women's quarters were reported to be "entirely distinct" from the men's. Three fully furnished saloons were also provided, complete with imported carpets, curtains and hangings, and decorated with mirrors. The state rooms were large and comfortable and the interior has been described as more closely resembling a pleasure yacht than a steam packet.<ref name=museum622/>