Showing posts with label Turbinia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Turbinia. Show all posts

Friday, August 14, 2009

Turbinia

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The Turbinia, designed by Charles Parsons and built on the Tyne, was the first steam turbine powered ship in the world. Built as an experimental vessel in 1894 it was also the fastest ship in the world at that time, with a top speed of 34.5 knots (63.9 km/h)
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Tuesday, August 04, 2009

propellers

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propellers from the Turbinia; the first steam turbine driven ship and the fastest vessel in the world when built on the Tyne in 1884 .
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