Maritime industries delayed abandoning sail power long after steamships were successfully demonstrated
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Historical studies demonstrate that maritime industries experienced a gradual, prolonged transition from sail to steam power, persisting long after steamships were initially proven viable.
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Seafaring Lives at the crossroads of Mediterranean maritime history
2020 · cited by 6
Paper [1] examines the historical transition from sail to steam navigation spanning from the 1850s to the 1920s, illustrating the prolonged period during which this shift occurred.
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Maritime Metropolis
2024 · cited by 1
Paper [7] discusses the nineteenth-century transition from sail to steam as a major transformative economic era, reflecting the gradual pace of adoption in major maritime hubs.
Nodes of knowledge, managing transfer: Shipbuilding and repair during the transformation from sail to steam.
2023 · cited by 0
Paper [8] addresses the technological and structural challenges of the transformation from sail to steam, highlighting how the adaptation of shipbuilding and repair practices took place over an extended timeframe.