Australia's surviving Crimean War ship engines

Ship Shape plans to visit Australian warships, museums, archives, universities, and historical societies. The country's distances make even a single ship visit a substantial logistical undertaking, so the group set aside about a month for the work. The main historical lead is a collection of surviving engines from vessels that served in the Crimean War. Its quantity and quality appear to be unmatched, despite Australia's distance from the war's European and Black Sea theatres. This opening sets out the research itinerary and explains why nineteenth-century naval machinery survives in an unexpected location.