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PS ''Rising Star'' was a paddle steamer warship, nicknamed the ''Rising Sun''. It was a revolutionary design that included twin funnels and an internal retractable paddle wheel. She was the first ever British steam warship to cross the Atlantic from east to west, in 1821.〔 〕 She was built in Rotherhithe for Thomas Cochrane (later tenth Earl of Dundonald).〔 〕 Cochrane, a Scot who had a very high reputation as a superior seaman, aimed to construct a warship that would eliminate the differences in capability between the Chilean and the Spanish naval forces.〔 Cochrane intended the vessel to be used as a steam warship within the Chilean War of Independence. He made efforts to conceal the ship's real purpose, to be used to sail to the North Pole.〔 == Propulsion and guns == She was driven by a centerline paddle wheel powered by engines of 70 n. h. p., of twin cylinders which were constructed by Maudslay and Sons and Field. Cochrane was excited about the prospect of a ship that did not have to depend on the wind for power and he contributed ₤3000 of his own money into the venture. Edward Ellice, a South-America trader, supplied ₤4000. The ''Rising Star'' was inevitably a small warship, but made up for its size as with a conventional battery of twenty guns, which was distributed along its open spar deck, ten in each broadside. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「PS Rising Star」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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