Wind Turbines In A 1935 Boat

Giant fan blades whirling rapidly in ocean breezes are proposed bye and English inventor, as a substitute for both sails and engines on ocean-going vessels. Mounted high above deck, the whirling propeller would transfer the wind’s unlimited power to the marine screw propellers of the boat

A working model of the windmill sip was on demonstration at the Inventions Exhibition sponsored by the Institute of Patentees.

Since the propeller could face into the wind regardless of the direction the ship is traveling it is believed highly probable that windmill boats could travel directly into the wind.

A generator mounted in the windmill tower could develop current for electric motors mounted on the propeller shafts or a shaft could be used to transit power.