THE INTERIOR DESIGN of the 1819 STEAMSHIP SAVANNAH.

The article focuses on the interior design and engineering layout of the 1819 steamship Savannah, the first ship to cross the Atlantic under partial steam power. It examines historical sources, including French engineer Jean-Baptiste Marestier’s memoir and a contemporary Swedish naval report by Baron Axel Leonhard Klinkowström, to clarify conflicting details about the ship’s engine, boilers, and paddle wheels. The analysis suggests that Moses Rogers, the ship’s captain and visionary, created conceptual scaled drawings to secure funding, which influenced later interpretations of the ship’s design. The article also discusses how modern researchers reconciled these historical documents to produce an accurate model of the Savannah’s interior, highlighting the placement and specifications of the boilers, engine angle, and shaft location within the constraints of the ship’s hull.