First Marine Compound Engine

First Marine Compound Engine (HM1GUE)

Location: Saint John, New Brunswick E2L 0A1 Saint John County
Country: Canada
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N 45° 16.3', W 66° 3.765'

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La Premi?re Machine Compound de Marine

English

The first vessel in the world propelled by a compound steam engine was the REINDEER launched for service on the Saint John, in 1845. Both the vessel and engine were designed by Benjamin Tibbets, a native of Queen County, New Brunswick. The engine was in service for more than fifty years


French

Le premier navire propuls? par une machine ? vapeur compound fut le REINDEER, mis en service sur la rivi?re Saint-John en 1845. Le bateau et la machine avaient tous deux ?t? con?us par Benjamin Tibbets, originaire du comt? de Queen (Nouveau-Brunswick). Cette machine a servi pendant plus de cinquante ann?es.
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HM NumberHM1GUE
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Year Placed1928
Placed ByHistoric Sites and Monument Board of Canada/Commission de lieux et monuments historique du Canada
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Date Added Wednesday, October 22nd, 2014 at 8:34pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)19T E 730402 N 5017327
Decimal Degrees45.27166667, -66.06275000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 45° 16.3', W 66° 3.765'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds45° 16' 18" N, 66° 3' 45.9" W
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Closest Postal AddressAt or near 1-21 Peters Wharf, Saint John New Brunswick E2L 0A1, CA
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