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"Steamship technology" as a book category covers the design, construction, operation and historical development of steam-powered vessels from early paddle steamers to turbine-driven liners and naval ships. It includes technical explanations of boilers, reciprocating engines and steam turbines, propulsion systems (paddle, screw, and later hybrid arrangements), hull and structural materials, shipyard practices, machinery layout, maintenance and safety systems, as well as navigational and auxiliary equipment. The category spans engineering textbooks and manuals, ship plans and blueprints, naval and commercial histories, case studies of famous vessels, wartime adaptations, and preservation/restoration accounts, appealing to naval architects, marine engineers, historians, modelers and enthusiast readers interested in the technological, economic and social impacts of steam propulsion on maritime transport.

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