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Kitchen rudder
[Named after J. G. A. Kitchen, Englishman, who patented the device in 1914.]
A steering device for small craft consisting of a pair of curved deflectors either side of the propeller whose position is altered to change the course or speed of the vessel or to cause it to go backwards.
1920Engineer 6 Feb. 149/1 The essential parts of the Kitchen rudders consist of two curved deflectors generally formed as parts of a circular cylinder, partly enclosing the propeller. 1920Shipbuilding & Shipping Rec. 12 Feb. 200/2 (caption) Admiralty pinnace with Kitchen rudder. 1923Man. Seamanship (Admiralty) II. 200 Boats are fitted with a clutch and reverse gear, clutch and reversing propellers, or clutch and Kitchen rudder. 1961F. H. Burgess Dict. Sailing 127 Kitchen rudder, one comprising two curved blades that may completely enclose the propeller; they are rotated by a wheel on the tiller to open or close for going either ahead or astern; the direction and speed are thus controlled from the tiller, while the engine runs unattended at one speed. |