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All Marine Engines

Powerplants built to propel ships and other watercraft, from large slow speed diesel engines used in commercial shipping to steam turbines used historically in ocean liners and warships. Belongs here: named marine engine families and specific notable engine models or installations. Does not belong here: the vessels themselves, grouped under the vehicle type's own cargo, passenger or traditional watercraft subcategories.

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1802 CE 1
All Marine Engines
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1. Wikipedia: Marine steam engine
WikipediaMarine steam engine, Charlotte Dundas
Quote, Marine steam engine, Charlotte Dundas
Scottish engineer William Symington built the world's "first practical steamboat", the Charlotte Dundas, in 1802.
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