She was fitted with triple expansion steam engines and her auxiliary sails were barque-rigged.

Great Western was an iron-strapped, wooden, side-wheel paddle steamer, with four masts to hoist the auxiliary sails.

The vessel was also rigged with auxiliary sails, although these appear to not have been used very much.

Steamers built before 1900 commonly carried auxiliary sails in case of engine failure or a shortage of fuel.

Vessels with auxiliary sail coasted these shores into the 1930s.

She was originally fitted with auxiliary sails, but they were removed and her tall masts were trimmed in 1936.

Kites are available as an auxiliary sail or emergency spinnaker for sailing boats.

It was powered by about thirty soldier-oarsmen and an auxiliary sail.