"Robert Fulton & the First Steam Warship" Topic
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Tango01  | 28 Jul 2023 3:52 p.m. PST |
"Robert Fulton, an American engineer and inventor best known for bringing steamboats to commercial success, also built the world's first steam-powered warship. Although Demologos, or Fulton the First, heralded the conversion from sail to steam in naval warfare, she never saw battle and met a tragic end in the Brooklyn Navy Yard. Robert Fulton was born on November 14, 1765, in Little Britain, Pennsylvania. Fulton's father – an Irish immigrant – died when he was young. At age 17, Fulton became an apprentice in a Philadelphia jewelry shop where he specialized in painting miniature portraits for rings and lockets. In 1786, hoping to make his fortune as an artist, he sailed for England with a letter of introduction to the American painter Benjamin West. In 1791, Fulton exhibited his paintings at the Royal Academy…"
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paints brigs for the British fleet.
