Thames
- Type:
- shipwreck, tugboat, USA
- Built:
- 1885, USA
- Specs:
- ( 55 ft )
- Sunk:
- autumn 1973; foundered - no casualties
- Depth:
- 100 ft
Steamer is an early term for any vessel power by a steam engine rather than sails.
Early steamers were propelled by large paddlewheels. "Side-wheelers", with the paddlewheels on each side, were more seaworthy, and therefore more common in ocean waters, while "stern-wheelers", with a single large paddlewheel at the back, were more common as riverboats. Later, these were replaced by more efficient screw (or propeller) vessels.
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