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Screw propulsion may refer to: Propeller (marine) propulsion of water vehicles Screw-propelled vehicle on land This disambiguation page lists articles
Screw_propulsion
Device that transmits rotational power into linear thrust on a fluid
mathematician Alexis-Jean-Pierre Paucton suggested a water propulsion system based on the Archimedean screw. In 1771, the steam-engine inventor James Watt in a
Propeller
Type of steam-powered warship
ships were paddle steamers. Later on the invention of screw propulsion enabled construction of screw-powered versions of the traditional frigates, corvettes
Steam_frigate
First steamship driven by screw propeller
successfully by a screw propeller. Archimedes had considerable influence on ship development, encouraging the adoption of screw propulsion by the Royal Navy
SS_Archimedes
1840s British steamship, museum ship
the screw propeller over the paddlewheel as follows: Screw propulsion machinery was lighter in weight, thus improving fuel economy; Screw propulsion machinery
SS_Great_Britain
Type of steam-powered vessel
the first screw propeller to an engine at his Birmingham works, an early steam engine, beginning the use of a hydrodynamic screw for propulsion. The development
Steamship
Vehicle propelled by load-bearing rotating helical flanges
A screw-propelled vehicle is a land or amphibious vehicle designed to traverse difficult terrain, such as snow, ice, mud, and swamp. Such vehicles are
Screw-propelled_vehicle
Ship of the line of the Royal Navy
was fitted with a Maudslay, Sons and Field 500 nhp engine and single screw propulsion. Now, being able to cruise at 10.5 knots (12.1 mph; 19.4 km/h), she
HMS_Queen_(1839)
Ship of the line of the Royal Navy
British three-decker ships of the line to be designed from the start for screw propulsion, and were the largest wooden battleships of their time. She was the
HMS_Victoria_(1859)
Systems for generating thrust for ships and boats on water
superseded by screws, which are a much more efficient form of propulsion. Nevertheless, paddle wheels have two advantages over screws, making them suitable
Marine_propulsion
Ship of the line of the British Royal Navy
British three-decker ships of the line to be designed from the start for screw propulsion. Howe never served on active duty during her lifetime. She spent her
HMS_Howe_(1860)
Shipyard in Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
invention of screw propulsion had just obsoleted the entire fleet of sail and paddle-steam ships that the Dutch had. The biggest screw ships that the
Rijkswerf_(Amsterdam)
List of ships with the same or similar names
of Fort McHenry in the War of 1812. The two ships were converted to screw propulsion in 1844 in preparation for their second polar expedition, where they
HMS_Terror
Dutch class of steam corvettes
Denryū Maru. Under the 1852 naval program, the Dutch shifted to using screw propulsion in their navy. The smallest type of ship of the 1852 program was Vuurpijl
Bali-class_sloop
Sloop of the Royal Navy
Rattler was a 9-gun steam screw sloop of the Royal Navy, and one of the first British warships to be completed with screw propulsion. She was originally ordered
HMS_Rattler_(1843)
Ship deliberately sunk to prevent a river, channel, or canal from being used
ships of the line, into floating batteries, equipped with a steam/screw propulsion system. Also called "steam guardships", these conversions involved
Blockship
Sloop of the Royal Navy
designed sloop; however, she was ordered as a First-Class sloop with screw propulsion on 20 February 1845 to be built at Woolwich Dockyard, along the design
HMS_Niger_(1846)
List of ships with the same or similar names
HMS Rodney (1833) was a 90-gun second rate launched in 1833, converted to screw propulsion and rearmed with 70 guns in 1860, and broken up in 1884. HMS Rodney (1884)
HMS_Rodney
List of ships with the same or similar names
HMS Collingwood (1841), an 80-gun second-rate ship of the line, converted to screw propulsion in 1861, and sold in 1867 HMS Collingwood (1882), the lead ship of
HMS_Collingwood
List of ships with the same or similar names
HMS Albion (1842) was a 90-gun second rate launched in 1842. She was converted to screw propulsion in 1861 and was broken up in 1884. HMS Albion (1898) was a Canopus-class
HMS_Albion
List of ships with the same or similar names
HMS Leander (1848) was a 50-gun fourth rate launched in 1848. She was converted to screw propulsion in 1861 and was sold in 1867. HMS Leander (1882) was a Leander-class
HMS_Leander
vessels. In marine practice, the return connecting rod engine for screw propulsion was termed the back-acting(US parlance) or double piston rod engine
Return_connecting_rod_engine
List of ships with the same or similar names
launched in 1856, one of the last sail frigates. She was converted to screw propulsion in 1860 and was broken up in 1876. The sixth HMS Severn (1885) was
HMS_Severn
Amphibious military light utility vehicle
straight from an extension of the engine's crankshaft. This meant that screw propulsion always drove forward. The Schwimmwagen had a top speed of 10 km/h (6 mph)
Volkswagen_Schwimmwagen
List of ships with the same or similar names
rate launched in 1832. She was rebuilt as a 72-gun third rate with screw propulsion in 1859 and was sold in 1875. HMS Neptune (1863) was a coastguard cutter
HMS_Neptune
Container ship
time. Built with twin-screw propulsion originally, all ships in the class underwent conversion in the 1980s to single-screw propulsion, retaining one turbine
Tokio_Express
List of ships with the same or similar names
HMS Mars (1848), was an 80-gun second rate, launched in 1848, converted to screw propulsion, and sold in 1929. Between 1869 and 1929 she served as a training ship
HMS_Mars
List of ships with the same or similar names
expedition to Antarctica from 1839 to 1843. The two ships were converted to screw propulsion in 1844, and took part in Rear Admiral Sir John Franklin's expedition
HMS_Erebus
Netherlands class of warship
Dutch warship with screw propulsion, and Prinses Amelia. In the late 1840s the English and French navies commissioned several screw frigates. The first
Medusa-class_corvette
List of ships with the same or similar names
HMS Ajax (1809) was a 74-gun third rate launched in 1809. She was converted to screw propulsion in 1846 and broken up in 1864. HMS Ajax was a 78-gun third rate launched
HMS_Ajax
List of ships with the same or similar names
HMS Nelson (1814) was a 120-gun first rate launched in 1814. She was converted to screw propulsion and rearmed to 90 guns in 1860, and was handed over to the government
HMS_Nelson
Sloop of the Royal Navy
the more efficient screw propulsion, gave her a speed under steam of about 8.8 knots (16.3 km/h). A further benefit of screw propulsion was the loss of the
HMS_Phoenix_(1832)
Vanguard-class ship of the line of the British Royal Navy, launched on 1 July 1848
served as a supply carrier in the Crimean War, and was fitted with screw propulsion in 1855. She then saw service in the Mediterranean. In 1869 she was
HMS_Mars_(1848)
List of ships with the same or similar names
second rate ship of the line launched in 1848. She was converted to screw propulsion in 1854 and sold in 1867. HMS Colossus (1882) was a Colossus-class
HMS_Colossus
List of ships with the same or similar names
second-rate ship of the line launched in 1839. She was converted to screw propulsion in 1854, renamed HMS Conway in 1876 whilst on loan as a training ship
HMS_Nile
List of ships with the same or similar names
HMS London (1840) was a 92-gun second rate launched in 1840: converted to screw propulsion in 1858 and rearmed to 72 guns, became a harbour storeship in 1874
HMS_London
Ship of the line of the Royal Navy
years on the stocks beforehand. She was fitted with both sail and screw propulsion. She served in the Crimean War, and acted as part of Liverpool's harbour
HMS_Majestic_(1853)
Ship of the line of the Royal Navy
termed it. The ship was the first of the sisters to be converted to screw propulsion in 1852–1854 and was assigned to blockade duties with the Baltic Fleet
HMS_Nile_(1839)
1815 class of British third-rate ships of the line
ship of the line to be sunk by air attack. Hawke was converted to screw propulsion in the 1850s when adapted as a 60-gun "blockship". HMS Wellesley Builder:
Black Prince-class ship of the line
Black_Prince-class_ship_of_the_line
List of ships with the same or similar names
carry 60 guns before being launched in 1820. She was refitted with screw propulsion in 1855 and was broken up in 1865. HMS Hawke (1891) was an Edgar-class
HMS_Hawke
Old graving dock in Belfast, United Kingdom
developments like coppering and paddle steamers, and somewhat later, screw propulsion, made that ship repair had to switch from careening to using dry docks
Thompson_Graving_Dock
Canadian Heavy Polar Icebreaker
sets rated at 9,760 kilowatts (13,090 hp) each. The ship's triple-screw propulsion system will consist of two azimuth thrusters on the sides and a fixed
CCGS_Arpatuuq
Ship of the line of the Royal Navy
pivot gun. With the rise of steam and screw propulsion, she was ordered to be converted on the stocks to a 131-gun screw ship, with conversion beginning on
HMS_Royal_Sovereign_(1857)
List of ships with the same or similar names
Caledonia-class first rate launched in 1841. She was converted to screw propulsion in 1859, and was renamed HMS Boscawen in 1873. She was sold in 1906
HMS_Trafalgar
Ship of the line of the Royal Navy
116-gun design. Still incomplete, she was ordered to be converted to screw propulsion with an armament of 120 guns in 1857. Stability issues meant that her
HMS_Windsor_Castle_(1858)
English inventor, one of the inventors of the screw propeller
a model boat by means of a wooden screw driven by a spring. He became utterly convinced that this form of propulsion was greatly superior to the paddle
Francis_Pettit_Smith
Vengeur-class ship of the line
signed the Treaty of Nanking aboard her. Cornwallis was fitted with screw propulsion and reduced to 60 guns in 1855, and took part in the Crimean War, where
HMS_Cornwallis_(1813)
a screw-propulsion system. May be designed with multiple screws, to create a twin-screw steamer and up. A tugboat that utilizes a screw-propulsion system
Glossary of watercraft types in service of the United States
Glossary_of_watercraft_types_in_service_of_the_United_States
Ship of the line of the Royal Navy
converted to screw propulsion while still under construction. Lithographs of the launch at Woolwich, 13 May 1854 of HMS Royal Albert screw steamer, claim
HMS_Royal_Albert
Steam-powered vessel propelled by paddle wheels
predominant way of propulsion for steam-powered boats. In the late 19th century, paddle propulsion was largely superseded by the screw propeller and other
Paddle_steamer
List of ships with the same or similar names
HMS Lion (1847) was an 80-gun second rate launched in 1847. She was converted to screw propulsion in 1859 and became a training ship after 1871. She was sold for breaking
HMS_Lion
List of ships with the same or similar names
William (1833) was a 120-gun first rate launched in 1833. She was fitted with screw propulsion and rearmed to 72 guns in 1860, and became a training ship named Clarence
HMS_Royal_William
List of ships with the same or similar names
HMS Arethusa (1849) was a 50-gun fourth-rate launched in 1849. She was fitted with screw propulsion in 1861 and became a training ship in 1874. She was broken up in 1934
HMS_Arethusa
British marine engineer
engineer, known for his work on marine engines, marine engineering, screw propulsion, boilers and boiler-making, and the indicator diagram. Born in Callington
Nicholas_Procter_Burgh
Sloop of the Royal Navy
screw sloop Niger. Basilisk had started life as her sister ship when both were designed as sailing sloops, but while Niger received screw propulsion,
HMS_Basilisk_(1848)
1820–70, by Karl Heinz Marquardt. Ships thereafter, powered by steam and screw propulsion, are represented in silver-and-blue themed dust jackets. These include
Anatomy_of_the_Ship_series
Vengeur-class ship of the line
Blenheim converted to screw propulsion in 1847. In 1854–1855 Blenheim saw service in the Baltic Sea as a 60-gun steam screw vessel. During this service
HMS_Blenheim_(1813)
Ship of the line of the Royal Navy
ordinary" as the RN termed it, during her career. Rodney was converted to screw propulsion in 1859–1860. She served as a flagship on the China Station where she
HMS_Rodney_(1833)
Ship of the line of the Royal Navy
stocks in January 1852, lengthened by 30 feet (9.1 m) overall and given screw propulsion. She received the 780 hp engines designed and built by Robert Napier
HMS_Duke_of_Wellington_(1852)
1809 class of British ships of the line
the then-current term for floating batteries, equipped with a steam/screw propulsion system and re-armed with 60 guns. In this guise some of them saw action
Vengeur-class ship of the line
Vengeur-class_ship_of_the_line
Ocean liner (1866–1902)
well as CGT's first screw-driven liner. Her design was based on the Cunard Line's RMS Persia, albeit adapted to screw propulsion. She was launched in
SS_Saint-Laurent
Vanguard-class ship of the line
launched on 25 July 1842 at Chatham Dockyard. Goliath was fitted with screw propulsion in 1857. In 1870, she was converted into a pauper training ship for
HMS_Goliath_(1842)
laid down as Royal Frederick), a ship-of-the-line of 86 guns with screw propulsion. She was renamed Worcester and refitted in the Victoria Docks before
Thames Nautical Training College
Thames_Nautical_Training_College
Vanguard-class ship of the line
Persian artefacts for the British Museum. Meeanee was fitted with screw propulsion in 1857. On the 5 March 1867 she was lent to the War Department as
HMS_Meeanee
Ship of the line of the Royal Navy
launched on 17 February 1828 at Bombay Dockyard. She was fitted with screw propulsion in 1861 at Chatham Dockyard. This was a significant modification and
HMS_Bombay_(1828)
American admiral, engineer and Arctic explorer (1841–1912)
introduced innovations including the water-tube boiler, the triple-screw propulsion system, vertical engines, the floating repair ship, and the distilling
George_W._Melville
Vengeur-class ship of the line
taken in hand at Portsmouth Dockyard and converted to steam-powered screw propulsion as a 'blockship'. The conversion was completed on 19 August 1852. In
HMS_Edinburgh_(1811)
WW2-era German landing craft class
powered by Ford V-8s were tested on the Ems estuary. Using only water screw propulsion, they achieved a cruising speed of 7 kn (8.1 mph; 13 km/h), although
Siebel_ferry
British screw propulsion training brig
HMS Seaflower was a screw propulsion training brig launched at Pembroke Dockyard in 1873. The vessel was stationed at Portland from 1879 as a tender to
HMS_Seaflower_(1873)
Kingdom in southern Italy (1815–1861)
personnel who had been necessary until then. The first steamboat with screw propulsion known in Italy was the Giglio delle Onde, with mail delivery and passenger
Kingdom_of_the_Two_Sicilies
List of ships with the same or similar names
HMS Edinburgh (1811) was a 74-gun third rate launched in 1811. She was converted to screw propulsion in 1846 before being sold in 1865. HMS Edinburgh (1882) was a Colossus-class
HMS_Edinburgh
British steamship
paddle wheels for the new liner as screw propulsion was proving itself superior. While the firm already owned screw steamers for the secondary service
RMS_Scotia
Large watercraft
increasingly making steamships commercially competitive with sail. Screw propulsion worked better than paddle wheels, but relied, among other things, on
Ship
Ship of the same class or design as another
38. Retrieved 16 August 2025. Sepi, Michael (1871). "The Theory of Screw Propulsion". The Artizan. 29: 11. Retrieved 16 August 2025. "Launch of Two Splendid
Sister_ship
Ship built in 1884
she was equipped with refrigeration machinery, but it was the single-screw propulsion that would bring the most publicity later in her career. The ship epitomized
RMS_Etruria
Vengeur-class ship of the line
assistance from the French steamship Minos. Pembroke was fitted with screw propulsion in 1855. On 16 September 1857, she ran down and sank the British brig
HMS_Pembroke_(1812)
History of the British Navy from 1837 to 1901
screw propulsion provided critical momentum for change. In the 1830s, John Ericsson and Francis Pettit Smith independently developed workable screw propellers
Royal Navy during the Victorian Era
Royal_Navy_during_the_Victorian_Era
Ship of the line of the Royal Navy
at Woolwich Dockyard. She was converted to a screw-propelled 'blockship', fitted with screw propulsion and re-armed with just 60 guns in 1855, and was
HMS_Hawke_(1820)
Large armored warship with a main battery consisting of heavy caliber guns
for frigates. Early vessels used paddle wheels for propulsion, but by the 1840s, the first screw propeller-equipped vessels began to appear. The value
Battleship
introduction of screw propulsion up to the 1870s almost 20 small wooden steam screws ships were built for the Indische Militaire Marine. Next to these screw-driven
Riouw-class_gunvessel
Ship of the line of the Royal Navy
Walker ordered that Trafalgar be cut down one deck and converted to screw propulsion on 10 August 1858 and work began six days later. She was undocked on
HMS_Trafalgar_(1841)
Ship of the line of the Royal Navy
she was ordered to be completed as a 91-gun two-decker with steam screw propulsion, and conversion began on 20 June 1853. On 12 July 1854 Exmouth was
HMS_Exmouth_(1854)
wreck subsequently sold for breaking HMS Fox 1829 – converted to screw propulsion in 1856, broken up 1882 HMS Unicorn 1824 – never fitted for sea, hulked
List of frigate classes of the Royal Navy
List_of_frigate_classes_of_the_Royal_Navy
English inventor and machine tool innovator (1771–1831)
They introduced some of the earliest screw propulsion units for ships, including one for the first Admiralty screw steamship, HMS Rattler, in 1841. By
Henry_Maudslay
British three-deck ships of the line to be designed from the start for screw propulsion, and were the largest wooden battleships of their time. The ships were
Victoria-class ship of the line
Victoria-class_ship_of_the_line
Vengeur-class ship of the line
Royal Navy in the 1810s. Not completed until 1835, she was fitted with screw propulsion in 1855, and was broken up in 1865. Lavery, p. 189 Wikimedia Commons
HMS_Russell_(1822)
British sailing steamship launched in 1858
need more than one propulsion system; since twin screws were still very much experimental, he settled on a combination of a single screw and paddle wheels
SS_Great_Eastern
pioneering the introduction of several new technologies: steam propulsion, the screw propeller, armour plate protection, steel construction, and protected
History_of_the_French_Navy
Dutch naval base
activity in the early years of the Rijkswerf. The introduction of screw propulsion started a new growth period for the Rijkswerf. Steam frigates, and
Vlissingen_Naval_Base
Dutch class of steam frigates
Schroef (the Screw), a work about screw propulsion. In 1853 he published: De schroef-machine (the screw-machine). In the introduction to the screw-machine
Evertsen-class_frigate
French steamship sunk in 1873
was also fitted with a compound steam engine and rebuilt with single screw propulsion, and the paddle wheels were removed. A third mast was also fitted and
SS_Ville_du_Havre
oldest active Swiss steamship is Greif (1895, on the Greifensee) with screw propulsion. PS Waverley, a Clyde steamer built in 1947, is the last seagoing paddle
List of extant paddle steamers
List_of_extant_paddle_steamers
diesel-electric and equipped with dynamic positioning. In addition to the twin-screw propulsion, two fin rudders and one bow thruster give the vessel enhanced manoeuvring
ORV_Sagar_Kanya
under-construction sailing ships of the line were being redesigned to use screw propulsion in addition to sail. Two ships were subsequently completed, HMS Conqueror
Conqueror-class ship of the line
Conqueror-class_ship_of_the_line
Boat using steam pressure for propulsion
often ocean-going. Steamships required a change in propulsion technology from sail to paddlewheel to screw to steam turbines. The latter innovation changed
Steam-powered_vessel
List of ships with the same or similar names
in 1813. She was reduced to harbour service in 1831, converted to screw propulsion in 1847 and was broken up in 1865. HMS Blenheim (1890) was a Blake-class
HMS_Blenheim
Fictional weapon
body, split into two parts. The front part uses screw propulsion, with a pair of Archimedes' screws on hydraulic legs, that pulls the bulky rear portion
Metal_Gear_(mecha)
List of ships with the same or similar names
HMS Eurotas (1829) was a 46-gun fifth rate launched in 1829, converted to screw propulsion in 1856 and sold in 1865. This article includes a list of ships with
HMS_Eurotas
Sloop of the Royal Navy
HMS Encounter was ordered as a First-Class Sloop with screw propulsion on 5 February 1845 to be built at Pembroke, in accordance with the design developed
HMS_Encounter_(1846)
British steamship built in 1856
with screw propulsion. She proved substantially more profitable than Cunard's mail paddle steamers and the firm quickly ordered two additional screw mail
RMS_Persia
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