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This paddle steamer, paddlewheeler or sidewheeler, is a ship propelled by two
paddle wheels, one on each side, driven by a two-cylinder steam engine. Hjejlen
is the oldest steamship still in operation in her original form.
The engine room onboard SS Hjejlen
The boiler front and the furnace door.
The crankshaft, with the exentrics for the Stephenson reversing link motion.
The steam engine manoeuvring place with the wheel for reversal of the eccentric
motion.
The steam chest with the slide valve for one of the pistons is visible just
below the reversal wheel.
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