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The wrecked sailing ship 'Chance' with a windmill, New Zealand, 1902 (lemmy.world)
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[โ€“] sbv@sh.itjust.works 25 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I'm having a hard time finding useful sources describing windmills on ships.

Here's one that describes how a windmill was used to charge batteries for lighting.

This one suggests the Chance used it for running the bilges.

[โ€“] fine_sandy_bottom@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 5 days ago

Given the era a pump seems more plausible than a generator.

Lanterns would be so reliable and manageable, while electric lights so unreliable and poorly understood.