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The wrecked sailing ship 'Chance' with a windmill, New Zealand, 1902

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The wrecked sailing ship 'Chance' with a windmill, New Zealand, 1902

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HistoryPorn@lemmy.worldEnglish · 18 days ago

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I’m having a hard time finding useful sources describing windmills on ships.

Here’s one that describes how a windmill was used to charge batteries for lighting.

This one suggests the Chance used it for running the bilges.

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