www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Bell_(engineer) explains how Henry Bell invented the first successful passenger steam-powered boat in 1812. It was built in Europe whicn it sailed Greenock and Scotland along a river called Clyde. The boat name was Comet and it was the beginning of a revolution in navigation. It held about 25 tons and ran off a engine with three horse power. This boat went seven miles per hour.


-Elaine Punch =)