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...and commissioned. Her design also featured the novel elements of turbine propulsion and rendered all other battleships building or in service obsolescent, thus

...n No. 7 dock at [[Chatham Royal Dockyard]] on 18 December, 1893. Her main propulsion machinery was constructed by Messrs. John Penn and Son of Greenwich. All h

===Propulsion System===

...Dockyard]], Captain [[Charles John Balfour|Charles J. Balfour]]. Her main propulsion machinery was provided by Messrs. Maudsley, Sons, and Field of Lambeth.<ref

...the Navy in an era when the change from sail to coal as the main means of propulsion meant that a network of bases around the world with coaling facilities or a

...that he had patented, and he also occupied himself with experiments on the propulsion of torpedoes by means of rockets. In 1883 he married Katherine (d. 1933), t Parsons's patent of 1884 had referred to steam-turbine propulsion of ships, but it was not until 1894 that he decided to attack this problem.

...the startling success of the Japanese torpedo in the second world war. The propulsion system where, in the older cold torpedo the cylinders were water jacketed t propulsion - which is far too wide a subject

...2,500. Cost was expected to be £150,186 in total, including £54,410 for propulsion and £7,597 for guns.<ref>"Launch Of A Cruiser." ''The Times'' (London, En

...ft & Company]] in order to test the Ruthven "turbine", a type of water-jet propulsion.

...s opposed to the earlier norm of [[Vertical Triple Expansion Engine|V.T.E. propulsion]]. ==Turbine Propulsion==

...rbine propulsion]] as opposed to [[Vertical Triple Expansion Engine|V.T.E. propulsion]].

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...n's'' and 30.6 per cent, of ''Pearl's'' weight are respectively devoted to propulsion.

Of the "Rivers", {{UK-Eden}}, {{UK-Stour}} and {{UK-Test}} had turbine propulsion; the remainder retained the proven V.T.E. engines.

* Modern Air-Independent Propulsion Equipped Submarines, by Conrad Waters

...02}} The cause of these delays was the decision to employ a hydraulic jet propulsion system instead of a conventional power plant.{{LyonWinfieldSteamList|p. 309

(23) Inventions relating to ship propulsion, shipbuilding materials, armour and equipment.

...the reputation of the preceding class, which was known for its problematic propulsion systems. When {{UK-1Antelope}} was being worked up in 1891, ''The Times''

This class was reviled for its problematic propulsion systems. When {{UK-1Antelope}} was being worked up in 1891, ''The Times''

One of five large frigates with auxiliary steam propulsion ordered on 6 April, 1854.{{BauerRobertsRegister|p. 55}} ''Colorado'' and h