5944 x 2766 px | 50,3 x 23,4 cm | 19,8 x 9,2 inches | 300dpi
Date de la prise de vue:
29 août 2015
Lieu:
newcastle upon tyne, tyne and wear, england, united kingdom,
Informations supplémentaires:
Turbinia was the first steam turbine powered steamship. Built as an experimental vessel in 1894, and easily the fastest ship in the world at that time, Turbinia was demonstrated dramatically at the Spithead Navy Review in 1897 and set the standard for the next generation of steamships, the majority of which were turbine powered. The vessel can still be seen here at The Discovery Museum in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, while its original powerplant can be found at the London Science Museum Charles Algernon Parsons invented the steam turbine in 1884, and, having foreseen its potential to power ships, he set up the Parsons Marine Steam Turbine Company with five associates in 1893. To develop this he had the experimental vessel Turbinia built in a light design of steel by the firm of Brown and Hood, based at Wallsend on Tyne in the Northeast of England. The Admiralty was kept informed of developments, and Turbinia was launched on 2 August 1894
