Incredible Speed: Turbinia | HISTORY

The steam turbine altered the course of history; jet engines and modern power plants would not have been possible if it weren’t for the engines that originally powered Charles Parsons’s steamship, Turbinia. Rocketing across the water at 34.5 knots, the Turbinia could outrun any merchant or naval vessel of the 1890’s, but convincing the British Admiralty to adopt his steam turbine wasn’t going to be easy, it would take a crazy publicity stunt of great proportions to garner the attention the Turbinia deserved. #Turbinia #Steamship #SteamEngine TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 Parsons Steam Turbine 3:14 Trying Again 5:17 “The Uninvited Guest“ 7:31 The Impact of Turbinia 9:43 The little steamship in Newcastle upon Tyne CREDIT: footage of the coal-fired power plant is from ERA films: REFERENCES: Fleet Review at Spithead About Turbinia http