In 1837 the Royal Navy established a Steam Department: first Controller of Steam Machinery was Captain Sir Edward Parry, the Arctic explorer.
In 1850 they abolished the department, having realised that steam wasn't a separate sideline to "serious" naval operations.
Lots of potential lessons there — whatever you go in looking for, I guess. 🤷
USS Gerald R. Ford a day before departure.
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Sailors dancing on a fake battleship built for recruiting/fundraising purposes in New York City, USA, WW1, 1917
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