Twin Steam-Ship Castalia, September 1874

Engraving of the twin-hulled, paddle steamer Castalia, September 1874. Launched in that year, for the English Channel Steamship Company, her radical design was intended to improve stability and sea-keeping. However the design was not a success and she was sold, in 1883, to the Metropolitan Asylums Board for use as a floating hospital on the River Thames

Castalia Hulled Improve Intended Keeping Launched Paddle Radical Stability

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