Turbinia - The tip propellor
Tyne & Wear Museum, Blandford House, Newcastle upon Tyne.
9th August 2007
Charles Parsons developed his own designs for the
steam turbine and built Turbinia, after experimenting
with various propellor designs and ship models.
She was taken to Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee Review
in 1897 off Portsmouth. She made 34 knots, with three
sets of propellors and shaft.
Turbinia - steel hull, 44 tons displacement.
103 ft 4 ins x 9 ft x 3 ft
Turbinia Works - Brown & Hood; 2100 hp
Last voyage 1907; she has been in the museum since 1960.
