The Summer Wanderer

In the alternate history of Steam Lords, the Airship owned by the Stewart family was commissioned by Benedict's father, Lord Somerled Stewart from Charles Renard and Arthur Constantin Krebs. The original designs for this airship were improved upon by Lord Somerled's engineers prior to his death in 1893. When Benedict returned home from his adventuring to attend to his father's estate, he made the construction of The Summer Wanderer (the translation of Somerled into modern English) a top priority. The Summer Wanderer made several successful flights before it became apparent that a rigid skeleton would improve upon the overall design; in 1898 Benedict commissioned The Summer Wanderer II, a rigid airship which would remain unsurpassed until WWI, when Zeppelins would be able to match The Summer Wanderer II in speed. (By then of course, Blaine's character will have designed something even better!)