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The 25 pages that link to Steamship, each with the reason it gives.

• Steam engineBroader topic: It made scheduled water transport less dependent on wind and currents.

• FerryRelated: Steam propulsion made regular ferry schedules more practical on many routes.

• Maritime transportRelated: Steam propulsion made schedules less dependent on winds and changed shipping capacity.

• Sailing shipCompared with: Steamships reduced dependence on wind and made schedules more predictable.

• Maritime tradeRelated: Steam propulsion made schedules and routes less dependent on wind.

• Gunboat diplomacyRelated: Steam power let warships arrive on schedule and operate independently of favorable winds.

• Cornelius VanderbiltNarrower topic: Steamships carried his early transport empire across New York waters and coastal routes.

• Travel writingRelated: Faster routes widened the audiences and destinations represented in travel accounts.

• SteamRelated: Steam propulsion enabled ships to travel with less dependence on wind.

• River transportRelated: Steam power made upstream travel faster and less dependent on currents.

• Yangtze River shippingRelated: Steam propulsion made regular, upriver commercial services more practical.

• Caribbean tourismRelated: Steam travel expanded access to Caribbean ports and helped establish leisure itineraries.

• Line of battleCompared with: Steam propulsion weakened the wind-dependent constraints that had favored sailing in a line.

• Cargo shipRelated: Steam power made cargo schedules less dependent on wind and enabled larger vessels.

• Passenger shipRelated: Steam power made passenger schedules less dependent on wind and currents.

• Robert FultonNarrower topic: Fulton’s commercial success helped establish this broader class of powered vessels.

• Ocean linerNarrower topic: Steamships made regular, predictable ocean schedules more practical than sail alone.

• Vanderbilt familyRelated: Cornelius Vanderbilt first amassed wealth through passenger and shipping services.

• Merchant shipRelated: Steam propulsion made commercial schedules less dependent on wind.

• Motor shipCompared with: Motor ships displaced steamships as internal-combustion engines became more efficient and convenient.

• RiverboatNarrower topic: Steam power transformed the speed and reliability of river navigation.

• History of globalizationRelated: Steam propulsion made some routes faster and less dependent on wind and currents.

• History of the steam engineBroader topic: Steam propulsion made maritime schedules less dependent on wind.

• Telegraph IslandCompared with: Steamships could supply or reach the isolated station, unlike the cable’s fixed route.

• WatercraftRelated: Steamships reduced dependence on wind and made schedules more predictable.