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2,000 hp (1.5 MW) three-drum water-tube coal fired boiler with double ended 1,100 ft² (102 m²) heating surface.
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Turbinia was the first [steam turbine powered
steamship. Built as an experimental vessel in 1894 she was easily the fastest ship in the world at that time. It was demonstrated dramatically at the Spithead Navy Review in 1897, setting the standard for the next generation of steamships and lead to virtually all ships becoming turbine powered. The vessel can still be seen at
The Discovery Museum in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, while its original powerplant can be found at the London Science Museum.
Development
Charles Algernon Parsons invented the steam turbine in
1884, and having foreseen its potential to power ships he set up the
Marine Steam Turbine Company with five associates in 1893. To develop this he had the experimental vessel
Turbinia built of very light steel by the firm of Brown and Hood, based at
Wallsend.
The
Admiralty was kept informed of developments, and
Turbinia was launched on 2 August
1894. Despite the success of the turbine engine, initial trials with one propeller were disappointing. After discovering the problem of cavitation and constructing the first cavitation tunnel, Parsons' research led to him fitting three axial flow turbines to three shafts, each shaft in turn driving three propellers. In trials this achieved a top speed of over 34 knots (63 km/h), so that
"the passengers aboard would be convinced beyond all doubt Turbinia was Charles Parsons' winning North Sea greyhound".
Demonstration
Parsons' ship turned up unannounced at the Navy Review for Victoria of the United Kingdom
Diamond Jubilee at
Spithead on
26 June 1897 in front of the
Edward VII of the United Kingdom, Lords of the Admiralty and foreign dignitaries. As an audacious publicity stunt the
Turbinia, which was much faster than all other ships of the time, raced between the two lines of large ships and steamed up and down in front of the crowd and princes with impunity, while easily evading a Navy picket boat that tried to stop it, indeed almost swamping it with its wake.
From this clear demonstration of its speed and power and after further high speed trials attended by the Admiralty, Parsons set up the
Turbinia Works at Wallsend which then constructed two turbine powered torpedo boats for the Navy,
Viper class destroyer and HMS Cobra which were launched in
1899. Although both these vessels tragically came to grief, the Admiralty was convinced. In 1900 the
Turbinia steamed to
Paris and was shown to French officials then displayed at the Paris Exhibition.
The first turbine powered merchant vessel, the
Clyde steamer TS King Edward, followed in
1901. (Her successor, the
TS Queen Mary of
1932, is now a floating restaurant on the River Thames in London) The Admiralty confirmed in 1905 that all future Royal Navy vessels were to be turbine powered, and in
1906 the first turbine powered battleship, HMS Dreadnought (1906) was launched.
Turbinina was cut into two pieces in 1927, but was restored in the 1960s, when she was put on display at Newcastle's Military Vehicle Museum. In 2000, the yacht was the focal point of a year long £10.7m redevelopment programme at Newcastle's Discovery Museum. The gallery around
Turbinia was the first area to be refurbished with the main part of the work involving raising the roof by one storey to create viewing galleries on three levels.
References
External links
- Turbinia profile
- Profile of Charles Parsons
- Discovery Museum - About Us
- E-book: "The Steam Turbine and Other Inventions of Sir Charles Parsons"
- Parsons and Turbinia
- Article from Institute of Marine Engineers "Bulletin"
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1894|Ship struck=|Ship reinstated=|Ship homeport=|Ship displacement=44.5 tons|Ship length=103 ft 9 in (31.6 m)|Ship beam=9 ft (2.7 m)|Ship draught=3 ft (0.9 m)|Ship propulsion=Three-stage axial-flow Parsons steam turbine driving two 12 ft 6 in (3.8 m) outer shafts, each with three 18 in (457 mm) diameter, 24 in (610 mm) pitch propellers, and one inner shaft with three propellers.
2,000 hp (1.5 MW) three-drum water-tube coal fired boiler with double ended 1,100 ft² (102 m²) heating surface.
200 lbf/in² (1.4 MPa), 170 lbf/in² (1.2 MPa) at the turbine|Ship speed=34.5 knots (64 km/h)|Ship range=|Ship endurance=|Ship test depth=|Ship boats=|Ship capacity=|Ship complement=|Ship time to activate=|Ship sensors=|Ship EW=|Ship armament=|Ship armour=|Ship armor=|Ship aircraft=|Ship motto=|Ship nickname=|Ship honours=|Ship notes=|-->
Turbinia was the first [steam turbine powered steamship. Built as an experimental vessel in
1894 she was easily the fastest ship in the world at that time. It was demonstrated dramatically at the Spithead Navy Review in
1897, setting the standard for the next generation of steamships and lead to virtually all ships becoming turbine powered. The vessel can still be seen at The Discovery Museum in
Newcastle upon Tyne, England, while its original powerplant can be found at the London Science Museum.
Development
Charles Algernon Parsons invented the steam turbine in
1884, and having foreseen its potential to power ships he set up the
Marine Steam Turbine Company with five associates in
1893. To develop this he had the experimental vessel
Turbinia built of very light steel by the firm of Brown and Hood, based at Wallsend.
The Admiralty was kept informed of developments, and
Turbinia was launched on 2 August
1894. Despite the success of the turbine engine, initial trials with one propeller were disappointing. After discovering the problem of
cavitation and constructing the first cavitation tunnel, Parsons' research led to him fitting three axial flow turbines to three shafts, each shaft in turn driving three propellers. In trials this achieved a top speed of over 34 knots (63 km/h), so that
"the passengers aboard would be convinced beyond all doubt Turbinia was Charles Parsons' winning North Sea greyhound".
Demonstration
Parsons' ship turned up unannounced at the Navy Review for Victoria of the United Kingdom Diamond Jubilee at Spithead on
26 June 1897 in front of the Edward VII of the United Kingdom, Lords of the Admiralty and foreign dignitaries. As an audacious publicity stunt the
Turbinia, which was much faster than all other ships of the time, raced between the two lines of large ships and steamed up and down in front of the crowd and princes with impunity, while easily evading a Navy picket boat that tried to stop it, indeed almost swamping it with its wake.
From this clear demonstration of its speed and power and after further high speed trials attended by the Admiralty, Parsons set up the
Turbinia Works at Wallsend which then constructed two turbine powered torpedo boats for the Navy,
Viper class destroyer and HMS Cobra which were launched in
1899. Although both these vessels tragically came to grief, the Admiralty was convinced. In 1900 the
Turbinia steamed to Paris and was shown to French officials then displayed at the Paris Exhibition.
The first turbine powered merchant vessel, the Clyde steamer TS King Edward, followed in
1901. (Her successor, the TS Queen Mary of
1932, is now a floating restaurant on the
River Thames in
London) The Admiralty confirmed in
1905 that all future Royal Navy vessels were to be turbine powered, and in 1906 the first turbine powered battleship, HMS Dreadnought (1906) was launched.
Turbinina was cut into two pieces in 1927, but was restored in the 1960s, when she was put on display at Newcastle's Military Vehicle Museum. In 2000, the yacht was the focal point of a year long £10.7m redevelopment programme at Newcastle's Discovery Museum. The gallery around
Turbinia was the first area to be refurbished with the main part of the work involving raising the roof by one storey to create viewing galleries on three levels.
References
External links
- Turbinia profile
- Profile of Charles Parsons
- Discovery Museum - About Us
- E-book: "The Steam Turbine and Other Inventions of Sir Charles Parsons"
- Parsons and Turbinia
- Article from Institute of Marine Engineers "Bulletin"
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