 Its ship then foundered on the North Foreland and it was purchased from the wreck for use locally.The versatility of this design meant that they could be used easily by a variety of industries.Six-column engines were not usually built outside the UK, although at least one was built by the US West Point Foundry in the 1840s and exported to the Hacienda Azucarera "La Esperanza" in Puerto Rico, to drive a sugar cane mill.