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First were sailing ships, THEN steam ships.
it made it faster to transport mail in larger loads
Steam powers the Steam Engine, which in turn powers the propeller (prop) or paddle-wheel.
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Some older ships used the power of steam to propel them through the water. A boiler is used to heat water to make steam which is passed to a steam engine which turns the propeller. In ships like the Titanic the boiler was fuelled by coal but later steam ships used gas to heat the water.
Most countries have some rivers on which steam ships were used. You need to state a specific country.
No it is the steam powered ships...
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Coal
steam ships, and steam carriages (locomotives).
The steam ships were better able tto transport goods back and forth in the form of imports and exports.
A train that runs on steam. But first you need the coal and fire and shovel.