The Voyage of Detroit

by Thomas Fleming Day

Overview

In 1912 Thomas Fleming Day, editor of The Rudder, decided to demonstrate the reliability of the internal combustion engine by taking a 35-foot double-ended powerboat from New York to St. Petersburg, Russia.

The trip was an adventure: the vessel's freeboard was only 2 1/2 feet so she was usually awash and always rolling; the engine noise was deafening; and the boat caught fire and nearly blew up. After completing the rugged North Sea leg, Day writes, "The last thing I did was to visit the engine room and kiss the motor good-bye."  Few would want to replicate his voyage.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780884482598
Publisher:	Tilbury House Publishers
Publication date:	02/01/2003
Series:	TRANSPORTATION
Pages:	156
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.60(d)
Age Range:	10 Years

About the Author

Thomas Fleming Day (1861 - August 19, 1927) was a sailboat designer and sailboat racer. He was the founding editor of Rudder, a monthly magazine about boats. He was the first to win the annual New York to Bermuda race. The T. F. Day Trophy is named for him.

Table of Contents

	Illustrations
	Foreward
	Introduction
	Description
Chapter I	The Start	1
Chapter II	The Crew	5
Chapter III	A Few Remarks	11
Chapter IV	On to Queenstown	16
Chapter V	A Watch on Deck	27
Chapter VI	We Make Port	37
Chapter VII	An Irish Reception	57
Chapter VIII	Detroit Sails On	69
Chapter IX	Holland, A Port of Call	89
Chapter X	Detroit Ends Her Career	115