Turbinia
by Katherine Bergman

Grade 4 | 3:00 | © 2014

Turbinia is the name of the first ever turbine-powered steamboat, designed in 1894 by the British engineer Charles Parsons. Undoubtedly the fastest ship at the time, the Turbinia set the standard for the next generation of steamships, the majority of which were turbine powered. The vessel can still be seen at the Discovery Museum in Newcastle upon Tyne, North East England, while her original power plant can be found at the London Science Museum.

Recorded on February 23rd, 2020 by the University of the Incarnate Word Wind Ensemble and Dr. Brett Richardson.