The first application of mechanical power to ships consisted of an installation by means of which water was drawn by a steam-driven pump through openings in the bows and ejected through nozzles in the stern.
Isicelo sekuqala samandla okulungisa inqanawa luquka ngokwendlela yamanzi anokuzotywa ngumsinga aqhutwe kukumpontshwa okungena kwindawo evulekileyo.