Hamilton water-jet boat
Lancha de propulsión a chorro (Hamilton)
- Date
- 1954 · confidence high
- Place
- Irishman Creek, Canterbury, New Zealand
- Credited to
- William Hamilton
- People
- 👤 William Hamilton1893–1942
- Field
- Movement
⚠️ Disputed: the sources disagree.
What it is
A boat propelled by a jet of water expelled above the waterline, able to navigate very shallow braided rivers. Water-jet propulsion is used today in fast ferries and naval vessels.
Water-jet propulsion had been trialled before (Campini, 1930s); Hamilton produced the first practical system.
What it led to
- navigation of shallow braided rivers
- water-jet propulsion in fast ferries