Parramatta (1866)

High school (ages 12+)
Transportation

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/parramatta-1866

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the vessel classification?Steamship
2. What is the year of commissioning?1866
3. Why was the Parramatta important for travel?It could travel faster and more reliably than sailing ships, making trade and travel easier. It helped people move around the world more safely.
4. How did the Parramatta use steam power?The ship had a steam engine that boiled coal to create hot steam. The steam pushed pistons that turned the ship's wheels.

Transoceanic Navigation: The act of traveling across oceans, especially using advanced navigational and propulsion techniques.
Reciprocating Steam Engine: An engine that uses steam to move pistons back and forth, converting thermal energy into mechanical work.
Maritime Industrialization: The application of industrial processes and technologies to the development and operation of ships and shipping.