Title
Description of a Maudslay, Sons and Field sliding-rudder fitted to the Honourable East India Company's steam vessel Pluto
Reference
MS/1272
Production date
1841 - 1841
Creator
- Maudslay, Sons and Field LimitedBiographyBiography
Maudslay Sons & Field Ltd, mechanical and marine engineers and boilermakers
Maudslay Sons & Field Ltd originated in 1798 when Henry Maudslay founded Henry Maudslay and Co. Henry's Sons joined as well as Joshua Field so in 1822 Maudslay, Son and Field was founded. In 1831 Henry Maudslay died and his sons Thomas Henry Maudslay and Joseph Maudslay continued the business with Field, the company becoming Maudslay, Sons and Field in 1833.
In 1889 the company took limited status for the engineering business of Westminster Bridge Road. In 1894 the company built the 'Gigantic Wheel' at Earl's Court. The same year they
Walter H. Maudslay is chairman and managing director of the company in 1895 until his retirement in 1899. Field also retired, in 1898, just before the company was in financial trouble and closed down in 1900.
Their engine works site was located at Lambeth Marsh, London
Scope and Content
Describing an improved rudder capable of being lowered into the water when the main rudder is above the waterline. Four vessels, including Pluto, feature sliding keels which result in a conventional rudder being often out of the water. The improved rudders can be lowered into the water at the same time as the sliding keel and have been found to be perfectly manageable.
Extent
3 pages on 1 sheet
Language
English
Level of description
TOP
Repository name
Science Museum, London
Conditions governing access
Open Access
Conditions governing Reproduction
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