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THE introduction of the Parsons marine steam turbine into practice has extended ever since the time the Turbinia showed her marvellous qualities for speed, and was followed by the two torpedo boat destroyers, H.M.S. Viper and H.M.S. Cobra, which broke all previous records with a speed above 35 knots. The next steamer thus equipped was the King Edward, an excursion steamer plying on the Fairlie-Campbeltown route, and being the pioneer vessel belonging to the mercantile marine fitted with turbines, created a considerable interest at the time. The King Edward has now undergone a season's running, and (says Engineering, January 24) in order thoroughly to test her turbine machinery and coal consumption, data have been tabulated from her and also from the Clyde passenger paddle steamer of the same size named The Duchess of Hamilton, thus giving a comparative statement of the two vessels for the “running” throughout the season. The table is as follows:—
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Vessels with Turbine Machinery . Nature 65, 403–404 (1902). https://doi.org/10.1038/065403b0
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