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Fred Dibnah's Age of Steam

Episode 5: Steam on the Water

Duration: 29 minutes

on BBC Two England

Available for years

A look at how steam power revolutionised shipping, from the earliest paddle steamers with screw propellers to more modern vessels like the Royal Yacht Britannia.

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