QUESTION What was Britain's first steam-powered ship? In 1794, Charles Stanhope, 3rd Earl Stanhope, built an experimental steam-powered vessel for the Admiralty. With an engine built by Walker and ...

The coin features the steam-powered ship Moltke launched in 1877 and built ... But, it wasn’t until 1882, that it was deployed to carry the first German Expedition for the International Polar ...

Believe it or not, this isn’t actually the first steam powered tank we’ve shared, but it’s probably the nicest. Though the steam powered hexapod is pretty cool too… ...