Turbinia

Turbinia at speed in 1897
History
United Kingdom
Name	Turbinia
Launched	2 August 1894
Out of service	1927
Refit	1960s
Nickname(s)	"The Ocean Greyhound"
Status	Museum ship
General characteristics
Displacement	44.5 long tons (45.2 t)
Length	104 ft 9 in (31.93 m)
Beam	9 ft (2.7 m)
Draught	3 ft (0.91 m)
Installed power	1 water-tube boiler 2,100 ihp (1,600 kW)
Propulsion	Three-stage axial-flow direct-acting Parsons steam turbine driving two 12 ft 6 in (3.81 m) outer shafts, each with three 18-inch-diameter (460 mm), 24-inch-pitch (610 mm) propellers, and one inner shaft with three propellers 200 psi (1.4 MPa), 170 psi (1.2 MPa) at the turbine
Speed	34.5 knots (63.9 km/h; 39.7 mph)

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 would be turbine powered. The vessel is currently located at the Discovery Museum in Newcastle upon Tyne, North East England, while her original powerplant is located at the Science Museum in London.