Incredible Speed: Turbinia

Incredible Speed: Turbinia | HISTORY

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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.
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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
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Fleet Review at Spithead
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About Turbinia
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National Historic Ships: Turbinia
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“The Only Way to Cross” by John Maxtone-Graham. Chapter 2 “Building the Mauretania” Turbinia story is featured on pages 18-20
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@AlextheHistorian 2 жыл бұрын

Some Notes: 1) the thumbnail isn't clickbait, reports said the Turbinia had "a 20 foot flame" shooting out of it's funnel as it darted through the procession. 2) At around 5:49 I mention "the Dreadnoughts were lined up", that is a direct quote from a book I read. Yes these ships pre-date the HMS Dreadnought, HOWEVER, in time, historians would nickname these ships 'pre-dreadnoughts'. Because they are essentially the same class of ship, just without the turbines. There is a note on the screen at that time that explains it too. 3) In the video when I say that turbines are rarely used today, I meant that turbines are rarely used on ships today, considering all the ships in existence currently, the amount using steam turbines is only a fraction of the total. In hindsight, I probably should have mentioned that steam turbines are used in a number of power plants and nuclear powered ships, but I thought people would understand my point.

@jamesbugbee9026 Жыл бұрын

Capital ships of that period were still being called 'ironclads', tho' built of steel since the 1880s, while HMS Dreadnought was not very similar 2 her 'predreadnought' battleship predessors, being ~2000 tons heavier, w/ more than twice the number of the main battery guns (intended 2B directed by a unified fire control), & powered by turbines powerful enough 2 give a 2 knot speed advantage: There was more than enuff of a difference in the Dreadnought 2 oblige the world 2 go Dreadnought-happy until the Great War blew everyone's budgets & their enthusiasm 4 war in general 'til the dictators brought such waste back N2 fashion, where it tends 2 remain

@jebise1126 Жыл бұрын

actually older ships still often have water turbines while new military ones have gas turbines...so not so rare in use.

@rogermetzger7335 Жыл бұрын

I failed to read your post in the comment section a year ago before posting my comment earlier today. Now I see you had already mentioned steam turbines being "used in a number of power plants and nuclear powered ships". I think you will probably be interested is something a read a few decades ago. I was waiting in a large book store for my wife to finish her shopping when I saw a book about steam engines. The back of the dust cover was written by a friend of the author of the book. The book had been written about 100 years before I saw it in the bookstore. The friend wrote that he, the author of the book and several of their other friends were in awe of steamships, steam locomotives et al. It seemed to them that nothing could stop them - not even hell or high water. And then he got to thinking, That's what makes them go - hell and high water.

@nilo9456 Жыл бұрын

Yeah no, your sources are incorrect, do your own research.

@AlextheHistorian Жыл бұрын

The video is about Turbinia. Expecting me to research every last word that goes into my videos when it doesn't directly connect to the subject matter is unreasonable. If the source is incorrect about pre-dreadnoughts, that's unfortunate but the video is about Turbinia, not those war ships.

@debbielough7754 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this. My great great grandad helped to build the Turbinia in Wallsend (he was a rivetter who also worked in the shipyards).

@r.williamcomm7693 Жыл бұрын

That is so cool that your great grandfather helped to build the Turbina. My great grandfather wrapped locomotive boilers in asbestos. Men like your great grandfather worked hard with great skill.

@socialmediasetup8472 Жыл бұрын

what do you do now?

@yuglesstube Жыл бұрын

My great grandfather was a steam engine expert, specialising in power generation. The turbine came in towards the end of his career. He didn't work on them. One day, I am supposed to inherit his set of Audels engineering books. It will be an interesting read!

@Nicho2020 Жыл бұрын

I remember seeing Turbinia at Exhibition Park when I was a kid. It's hard to appreciate how inventive this country was in the past. In the present, we have hedge fund managers that invest in quick-buck gains, not in the long-term benefit of the country.

@Sjanzo 11 ай бұрын

@@Nicho2020true, the Concorde was the peak of British engineering, despite cooperation with the French....

@davidford694 Жыл бұрын

My former next door neighbor pointed out to me that the boiler needed to produce the prodigious amount of steam Turbinia needed also had to be very innovative. It was designed by Yarrow. The boiler went on to be standard equipment for most British merchant and military vessels in WW 1. The neighbor was Yarrow's g grandson.

@howardosborne8647 Жыл бұрын

David Ford..That is interesting information. I was thinking as I watched this video that the boiler design would need to be more advanced than the relatively simple design that a triple expansion piston engine would tolerate. One very important design feature of a boiler feeding a bladed turbine is that the steam supply needs to be superheated dry steam otherwise the turbine blades will very quickly deteriorate due to wet steam erosion. The Turbinia was obviously a very innovative and advanced design on many fronts.

@herauthon Жыл бұрын

@@howardosborne8647 how can steam be dry ?

@AlextheHistorian Жыл бұрын

Wet and dry steam are exactly as they sound. Wet steam is at a temperature between 212 degrees F to upwards of 400-600 dF. Wet steam is highly saturated with water vapor. Dry steam is superheated to 600+ dF, and at those temperatures the molecules are spaced so far apart that a cubic foot of dry steam will not have as much water vapor in it as a cubic foot of wet steam. Dry steam because it's superheated nature, has more energy in it, and therefore is more powerful when used in a steam engine.

@scudfarcus4343 Жыл бұрын

@@herauthon Steam can be categorized into: 1)saturated steam; and, 2)superheated steam. Saturated steam is defined as steam at a temperature equal to its boiling point temperature, while superheated steam is defined as steam at a temperature greater than that of its boiling point. "Dry steam" is simply another name for superheated steam. Saturated steam is mainly used where better heat transfer characteristics are desired such as in steam/radiator heating systems, while superheated steam is used primarily in power generation. Superheated steam has a lower density than does saturated steam, and, thus superheated steam will not condense as readily as saturated steam.

@cv4wheeler 11 ай бұрын

When I visited the museum to see the Turbinia, it was closed for some sort of renovation. A person working at the museum saw me looking down as the boat and asked what I was up to. I said I had traveled across 8 time zones to see the Turbinia, and he provided me a one-on-one tour, excellent! The rest of the museum is quite nice too, well worth a visit.

@AlextheHistorian 11 ай бұрын

That is an awesome story! It was nice of the employee to do that!

@blueorange6026 2 ай бұрын

I was in there yesterday admiring the Turbinia and just looking at the Mauretania curiosities. An employee came over to give some information on Mauretania and I enquired whether they had anything relating to RMS Carpathia. They were almost at closing time so I wanted to see anything about the hero ship. Surprisingly they had nothing on Carpathia on display, but the employee was kind enough to show me into the private Carpathia function room, not usually accessible to museum visitors unless booked. It was a conference room adorned with lots of pictures of the Carpathia that I'd never seen before, plus a letter in a frame relating to a proposal to build her. The staff member went above and beyond and it made me very happy. If you love history the museum is fantastic. Next time I'll spend longer in there because I only saw a couple of the shipping parts.

@BerkeleyTowers Жыл бұрын

As a young graduate engineer in the early eighties, I went to the factory (NEI Parsons by then) for an interview and a tour. The sheer scale of the engineering was breathtaking. The lathes that turned so slowly but took one inch chips off the huge shafts as they turned..... The huge pit in which they spun the turbines up to check for balance..... and the size/weight of the absolutely enormous lid that was needed to contain the energy if a shaft failed. The amount of kinetic energy in one of those shafts turning that quickly was staggering. I ended up in aerospace instead, but it left an impression and a sense of awe that has never left me.

@procatprocat9647 11 ай бұрын

They also helped produce Sadam Husain's super gun for the Iraqi war. That's what those lathes were used for.

@aloysiussnailchaser272 11 ай бұрын

Charles Parsons came from a very interesting family. His father built what was the largest telescope in the world for 76 years at Birr in Ireland, and was the first to see that some 'stars' actually had internal structure. He sketched the Crab Nebula, and his drawings may have been the the inspiration for Van Gogh's Starry Night. His mother was an early pioneer of photography and took some fabulous photos of the telescope. For many years it was abandoned and fell into disrepair, but some years ago was restored to its former glory. I was lucky enough to visit it both before and after. It’s an amazing thing.

@jackking5567 Жыл бұрын

I live local to the museum holding the vessel today - The Discovery Museum in Newcastle upon Tyne. You can get up close and personal with Turbinia and get to see and touch those propellors. Unfortunately you can't get inside her but there's a cutaway window in the hull to look inside. The engineering behind not just Turbinia but other Parsons inventions is astounding. His devices included hydraulic motors - hydraulics changed the machine world too. Great video recognising a local hero. Thanks for sharing!

@SeattlePioneer Жыл бұрын

Perhaps on the 200th anniversary of it's race through the British fleet, Turbinia can be put back in the water and powered up for another race into history.

@skippyripley1239 Жыл бұрын

Hadaway and shite man from Sunderland..

@williamnethercott4364 Жыл бұрын

As a native of Wallsend, whose father worked at Parsons Marine and whose grandfather worked on the refit of the Mauretania, I'm delighted to see Turbinia put into proper perspective. Very good video, thanks for posting!

@indigogolf3051 Жыл бұрын

I was 24 and living in Wallsend when they closed Parsons. Tragic day and the very history had been lost even to the locals who didn't know the legacy of that factory. It was just another of hundreds of factories closing at that time. Very sad but very proud.

@gregtaylor6146 Жыл бұрын

@@indigogolf3051 - May I ask, what year was that 'Geordie?'

@indigogolf3051 Жыл бұрын

@@gregtaylor6146 I think it was about 1982, there were factories closing every day from 82 to 84 as England rapidly de-industrialised. I walked all around the industrial estates of Newcastle and Gateshead looking for a job. Terrible times.

@gregtaylor6146 Жыл бұрын

@@indigogolf3051 - I feel your pain my friend, I was brought up in the so-called soft-south and well remember signing-on (which I hated to have to do) with hundreds of others in a queue which stretched round the block .... in a former market town which had previously enjoyed full employment. Dark days indeed!

@gregtaylor6146 Жыл бұрын

@@indigogolf3051 - Coincidentally, my youngest son is now at university in Newcastle and loves it, though I have to say , when i went up to collect him last year, the town centre looked quite grubby, not helped by the surprisingly high number of somali and-the-like faces I saw, littering the place? Will definitely pay a visit to the museum to see Turbinia on my next visit though.

@yesterdayschunda1760 Жыл бұрын

The impact of this invention on power production can not be forgotten either, This is the same technology that spins in a nuclear power plant today.

@monsieurcommissaire1628 Жыл бұрын

Indeed, and nearly all electrical power, with the exception of hydro-electric or wind turbine, is generated by steam turbine. It's all about boiling water...

@frankkoester257 Жыл бұрын

Also needs mentioning, every nuclear Aircraft Carrier and submarine uses steam turbines for propulsion. Prior to nuclear propulsion they were oil fired boilers that provided the steam that spun turbines in all capital ships.

@larrys.3992 Жыл бұрын

I was a operator of geothermal power plants. The first four plants installed were reused ships turbines.

@ianthepelican2709 11 ай бұрын

Now here is a story worthy of being made into a film. Let's hope that someone can do it justice.

@AlextheHistorian 11 ай бұрын

That would be so cool!

@danjames4086 11 ай бұрын

Ive spent many happy hours mooching around the Discovery Museum...it is a great place for adults and kids. Seing Turbinia in the entry hall is always impressive...it looks big in there, but actually it is a tiny vessel.

@billymcmedic4221 11 ай бұрын

Living near Newcastle I’d been to the discovery museum in Town a lot as a kid, and every time I walked through that central hall I never paid attention to that random boat sat there, there were always more interesting things to see. But in recent years, after learning the history of turbinia, I always stop for a moment to appreciate it, that such a revolutionary craft was designed and built up here and what a massive impact it left on the naval world, and that it’s still with us in that museum

@ponytrishpip Жыл бұрын

I used to cycle 17 miles each way in my early teens to go to the Science and Technology museum as a kid and Turbinia was my favourite display. Probably swayed my career choices as I have been a marine engineer for 43 years now

@SMGJohn Жыл бұрын

There should been a movie made of this, but sadly no one has the balls to make good movies anymore

@cedriclynch Жыл бұрын

The firms making movies don't like making them about something being built. They much prefer making films showing things being destroyed.

@astrafaan Жыл бұрын

I think the Turbinia would look a little silly in Spandex...... Just my opinion 😉

@stevenvater8720 Жыл бұрын

Tubinia doesn't comply to NET ZERO

@blogengeezer4507 Жыл бұрын

@@stevenvater8720 ..Neither, according to those now in total control, do the rest of us... humanity.. sigh ;/

@soaringvulture Жыл бұрын

Parsons' development of the high-speed boat propeller was nearly as significant as his invention of the turbine itself. He needed to do it to make the turbine useful.

@sicstar Жыл бұрын

No grip on the road for your 500HP engine with bad tyres indeed ;)

@paulrandig Жыл бұрын

This video only gives tribute to a small part of Parsons's incredible innovations. Just his research to solve the cavitation problem would deserve a whole video.

@malcolmbrown3532 2 жыл бұрын

Parson Had actually been invited to the Review, by the Admiralty. The only thing is they hadn't informed the media/press. Who in turn were most surprised by Turbinia, when she arrived. In turn with not only the World's greatest navy, but media/press in attendance Parson put on a show running rings round the Royal Navy......

@AlextheHistorian 2 жыл бұрын

Thats confusing because history would know the Turbinia as "the uninvited guest". I would need a citation to learn more.

@malcolmbrown3532 2 жыл бұрын

The same can be said about the history of the "unsinkable" Titanic. It was all press/media hype. Once you looked deeper into the history......

@mahbriggs 2 жыл бұрын

@@AlextheHistorian In David K Brown's book "Warrior To Dreadnought", he claims that the Engineer-in-Chief, Durstan and White, Head Constructor kept close contact with Parsons and were aware of his efforts at the 1897 review. I have also read elsewhere, that he had the support of Fisher and other Admirals!

@MrJeep75 Жыл бұрын

It's Parsons with a S

@georgemorley1029 Жыл бұрын

“If you believe in a principle, never damage it with poor expression. You must go the whole way”. Words to live by. Words to change the world by.

@ChrisCooper312 Жыл бұрын

As well as ships, planes and power generation, the turbine has also been very important for road and rail too, in the form of the turbocharger, and for space travel in the form of the turbo-pump. The turbine is up there with the steam engine, the transistor and the integrated circuit as one of the great technological leaps of the past 200 years.

@Porsche4life Жыл бұрын

Don’t forget the actual turbine powered trains and tanks but spot on comment

@Philcopson Жыл бұрын

But it wasn't a great "technological leap", was it - unless you mean backwards? Parsons simply realised that he could do away with valve-gear, pistons, cylinders, and crankshaft - and direct the high pressure steam directly at the blades in the manner of a water-mill.

@procatprocat9647 11 ай бұрын

In 1905, Swiss born Dr. Alfred Büchi received the first patent on a turbocharger for a marine engine. However, the concept of turbocharging goes back to the end of the 19th century when both Gottlieb Daimler and Rudolf Diesel were doing research into forced induction. The first turbochargers were not applied to marine or automotive: they were applied to airplanes.

@duneydan7993 11 ай бұрын

You can't believe how happy I am knowing she was preserved! I was bracing myself to hear the cursed word: "scraped".

@PaulinesPastimes 11 ай бұрын

It is so nice to have a video that is well researched and narrated by an actual human. I like that you added the clarification notes, it shows that you care about the content. It's a great story and I can only imagine the sensation it created. Charles Parsons really had the courage of his convictions. 👍😊

@AlextheHistorian 11 ай бұрын

Thank you! I appreciate the kind words!

@gorazdvahen492 Жыл бұрын

Ever since I first saw that famous photo and read about Turbinia, I was waiting for a video like this. Moved me to tears. I am such a wuss. Thank you!

@pigpuke Жыл бұрын

The old "it's easier to get forgiveness than permission" tactic - well played, sir.

@lani6647 Жыл бұрын

Amazing that despite the passage of more than a century and a quarter, naval top speeds haven’t really meaningfully exceeded what parsons attained in 1897.

@jellysquiddles3194 Жыл бұрын

I love the fact that he had the foresight to see it'd be the fastest ship and actually give it that cute and fitting name!

@nutsackmania Жыл бұрын

turb

@jellysquiddles3194 Жыл бұрын

@@nutsackmania inia

@Weird.Dreams Жыл бұрын

@@nutsackmania

@yesterdayschunda1760 Жыл бұрын

Something really epic about the front end coming out of the water at full speed

@Stobb0 Жыл бұрын

As a little kid I used to boggle at the Turbinia when she was at the Science & Engineering Museum at the Exhibition Park in Newcastle which we would walk to as a family. I knew the exciting part of her history but not the detail of the initial unsuccessful trial before the admiralty’s refusal to engage in further evaluation. Thank you very much for taking the time to create this record. Don’t you just wish that someone on one of the big ships had had their iphone with them to video the chase 😀

@RetroAmateur1989 Жыл бұрын

I want this made into a movie.

@TimpBizkit Жыл бұрын

I like this because it's the equivalent of a teenage boy doing burnouts through a precession of horses and chariots whilst the queen is out and the police going "actually that's pretty damn impressive! You mean the power of 100 horses fits in that little box?"

@villiersman951 Жыл бұрын

👍

@procatprocat9647 11 ай бұрын

Each horse has 14 horses. Get your head around that.

@TimpBizkit 11 ай бұрын

@@procatprocat9647 the horsepower was an approximate measurement for a draught horse trotting in a circle towing a capstan for many hours a day. For a horse is was a fairly easy load. For a human it's almost an all out sprint.

@YXUHUNTER Жыл бұрын

Fantastic video! Thank you!

@crazyguy_1233 6 ай бұрын

It’s surprising they actually cared to preserve this vessel that far back. Usually something like this would have ran until it was crashed or scrapped but they cared enough to save it and now we have it still and it can still wow people 100 years later and maybe many more.

@robertklein1497 Жыл бұрын

Sadly both the Viper and Cobra were lost soon after they entered their services. It was quickly discovered that the engine was not to blame for the accidents, but Parsons was devastated by the news. Also because one of the engineers of his company had been tragically lost aboard one of those ships.

@donmac7780 Жыл бұрын

34 knots is pretty fast even today, it must have seemed incredible back then!

@ginog5037 Жыл бұрын

Excellent video Alex, much appreciated...

@bjw4859 Жыл бұрын

That was by far the most interesting video I have seen in a while, history never fails to amaze.

@incomingshell3268 Жыл бұрын

Great job making this video.....Thank you !

@conradnelson5283 Жыл бұрын

Great video. Something I did not know and I’ve been around a long time. Well done.

@thorenjohn Жыл бұрын

Excellent presentation. Thank you!

@BlueJazzBoyNZ Жыл бұрын

Great post and History

@Modeltnick Жыл бұрын

Wow! What a great video! Wonderful editing and audio quality! Production quality top notch!

@AlextheHistorian Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@jamiebray8532 2 ай бұрын

That is so awesome that this amazing boat didnt get lost to time. Most get tossed away like so many other great feats of technology from the early 20th. Its great he had the foresight to get it out of the wayer to save it. Jolly godd show Britain. 🇬🇧

@davidshepherd397 Жыл бұрын

That desk at 1:31 is absolutely incredible. they sure don't make furniture like that any more. Great video, that must have been awe inspiring to see them race around those stately ships

@wheelsofafrica Жыл бұрын

Wow, what a great story! Thank you so much!

@GeordieAmanda 11 ай бұрын

Wonderful, both Turbinia and the video. Thank you :)

@ljprep6250 Жыл бұрын

Wonderful story of historic origin! Thanks, Alex.

@TheModelBoatGuy 2 жыл бұрын

Fantastic video, thank you for making. When you think about what that vessel did it’s quite remarkable really. Pity there isn’t a proper model available of her. Oh well! Thank you for posting

@dekeburns801 Жыл бұрын

What a great documentary, this is very well done. I am subscribed, thanks

@titaniummechanism3214 Жыл бұрын

When I was about 10 years old, I got a book with cutaway drawings of interesting vehicles of all types. Along drawings of the SR-71 Black Bird and the Hawker Typhoon it featured a drawing of the Turbinia. I totally forgot about that boat, what a coincidence, that I find this video years later.

@iampapa318 Жыл бұрын

This is an awesome story! Thank you for sharing

@gerardoconnor4278 Жыл бұрын

Thank you, great video. His achievement in design detail and implementation is extraordinary but not surprising. His family were steeped in science and engineering, notable for their development of practical systems that made important contributions. His father, William Parsons was the great astronomer who built the world's largest telescope at the family home in Birr Castle, County Offaly Ireland. It was the worlds largest telescope from ~1850 to the early 20th century. Amongst its great discoveries was the spiral nature of M51, the Whirlpool nebula.

@glenpenrose1834 Жыл бұрын

Wow. Great vid mate. Just when you think you’ve seen it all...

@jonathanwetherell3609 Жыл бұрын

The other neat idea was the condenser. This was fed sea water by a rocking scoop and another for water return. They could be rocked closed in shallow water to prevent blockages and reversed to clear blocks by reversing the water flow. As the boat speed increased, so did the water flow to match the increased need for cooling. No pumps needed.

@sav2236 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for interesting vid.

@fsj197811 Жыл бұрын

That was really good, thanks for sharing.

@jantyszka1036 Жыл бұрын

Such a shame there was no film footage of Turbinia in action - I would love to see that!

@SeattlePioneer Жыл бұрын

Heh, heh! In particular, I would like to see the British Navy trying to coral this ship in action!

@Aiwendill Жыл бұрын

actually there is a film footage of Turbinia in action, but only two frames of it exists today...

@MrSvetozar11 Жыл бұрын

Я бы добавил к этому имиджу цепочку тонкую! Чёрный цвет прекрасно отсвечивает золотистое!

@renown16 Жыл бұрын

One way to make a lasting impression.

@brissiAU Жыл бұрын

This presentation is first class, beautiful edited and what an interesting topic, thank you.

@AlextheHistorian Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@andersson.l.e Жыл бұрын

Thank you for an interesting and informative video.

@shaunglobal Жыл бұрын

Very interesting. Thanks 👍👍

@bigyin2794 Жыл бұрын

Super history hit, well done.

@AlextheHistorian Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@leod87 Жыл бұрын

Great video Alex. Thank you. My Great-Grandfather worked at Brown & Hood in Wallsend. Very proud of Turbinia. Of course, Wallsend has a lot of history of its own. The town's name is a clue...

@procatprocat9647 11 ай бұрын

Deprivation and drugs. Edit - also a lot of crime. Lovely place.....

@bhutcheons Жыл бұрын

Really well presented video and I learnt some more things about this little boat that I didn’t know. Thank you

@AlextheHistorian Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@thesweepspot 2 жыл бұрын

Another great video!

@btwnl Жыл бұрын

Although steam turbines are not very common anymore, when we realize how many vehicles contain a "turbo" (i.e. turbine) nowadays, it shows , besides jet engines, the enormous significance, even today, of this invention.

@procatprocat9647 11 ай бұрын

@codprawn 11 ай бұрын

They are still very common. Used in most power stations for generating electricity! If and when fusion reactors start working properly they will also use steam turbines!

@aaronolson2469 2 жыл бұрын

Really good video. I had no idea but had heard of Parsons engine

@andrewsteele7663 Жыл бұрын

Thank you, brilliant story and I have subscribed, Cheers

@AlextheHistorian Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@michaelcerkez3895 Жыл бұрын

Nice piece of history. Thank you for the education.

@swedeis 2 жыл бұрын

Epic. Epic story. Thank you!

@jetsons101 2 жыл бұрын

Alex, great job again. As a A&P mechanic this was a fun watch for me, thanks. Lot of information and detail with your usual GREAT narration. The 70's TV was a nice touch, was it imposed over a image of the Queen Mary's interior? You are quite the historian, "a teller of history." Thanks again for your hours of work.........

@AlextheHistorian 2 жыл бұрын

Yes that was Queen Mary's first class restaurant. And thanks!

@mattbartley2843 Жыл бұрын

@@AlextheHistorian I happened to end up at that museum when I was in Newcastle a couple years ago and seeing Turbinia was an unplanned surprise. By the way, I remember part of the exhibit there mentions Queen Mary, probably as an example of enormous steam turbine power. (4 propeller shafts, each powered by multiple levels of steam turbines, IIRC) I also had a feeling that background was from Queen Mary, though I haven't visited (or seen the movie Poseidon Adventure) in many years. Very memorable.

@panzerceremoniaire8359 Жыл бұрын

Very interesting, thank you! 👍

@CanetCinema2024 Жыл бұрын

Maybe said earlier, but anyway: the was no warships called "Dreadnoughts" in 1897. Sure the name has been in use for Royal Navy ships from sailing ship days, but the warship type known universally as dreadnoughts only came in being since 1906. RN had to first digest the turbine idea and then plan and build it's first big gun (12") turbine powered battleship HMS Dreasnought. Nice video, lots of good pictures.

@AlextheHistorian Жыл бұрын

Thank you, yes an explanation was given on screen and in the pinned comment at the top of the comments section.

@skyline9577 Жыл бұрын

Great video!

@AlextheHistorian Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@tomklock568 2 жыл бұрын

Interesting video, and I appreciate your clarifications to maintain accuracy.

@rickmcdonald1557 Жыл бұрын

Great video and as an old sailor I am very interested in Ship History and enjoyed your History Lesson to the max. Thanks for your efforts on this and the narration was also excellent. New Sub today~!

@AlextheHistorian Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@leeharwood9624 9 ай бұрын

Another great invention that change the world that came from my home town of Newcastle upon Tyne ❤🖤 ⚪

@anitadidion5048 2 жыл бұрын

Informative & enjoyable

@hholton7245 Жыл бұрын

It's a great story thanks for sharing.

@brianmuhlingBUM Жыл бұрын

Really interesting and well presented. 😊

@jimbrasseur6600 Жыл бұрын

Very well done!

@grizzle273463 Жыл бұрын

Wow what a wonderful historic journey,.

@colinlow1167 11 ай бұрын

Nicely done

@whyjnot420 Жыл бұрын

That fleet review must have been a magnificent sight in its own right. I love my naval history and I am at a loss to think of any other fleet review (or whatever you want to call it) that would surpass this one. This was afterall, the Royal Navy more or less at its zenith. Sure, in terms of raw power, the RN would grow a bit more from here and would eventually be eclipsed by multiple other navies. But when you also contrast it with the other navies of the world as well as look at things like logistics. This is the height of the Royal Navy's dominance of the worlds oceans.

@kn4cc755 Жыл бұрын

Aye, Brittania did rule the waves and a large part of the land as well.

@Legal-gv4gg Жыл бұрын

... and the sun ever set on the British Empire ! Rule Britannia (and I'm not even British), It was the greatest of the great empires. It yielded more than any other colonial power the largest number of eventuially independent nations, with basic good laws. and that universal polyglot language. English. Here's Cheers to the Commonweath.

@Weird.Dreams Жыл бұрын

@@Legal-gv4gg Raping and pillaging. Hurrah.

@whyjnot420 11 ай бұрын

@@Legal-gv4gg Personally I argue that there is one empire that was even more successful than the British. I argue that within the US, all of the land outside of the original 13 colonies constitutes the most successful land empire in history. With the crux of the argument basically being a combination of the idea of manifest destiny (which was quite imperialistic, nationalist and exceptionally jingoistic) and the fact that in the end, integration of the land became so seemless, that nobody even notices that it is an empire. The British Empire was one that mixed subjugation with settlement and mercantile activity. The US, while certainly guilty of subjugation via conquest, put far more emphasis on direct control through settlement. In the end, creating a land that truly was just as American as any of it. Compare that to the British, who never really managed to, for instance, make Canada as British as England. Canada is and always has been a distinct entity of its own that one can clearly see as something separate from the UK heartland. In the US Connecticut, Massivetwoshits, Rhode Island, New York and company are no more American than any other state west or south of those original borders. A comparison here can be made with Roman Spain after Rome had controlled it for some time. Or Roman Gaul (modern France for the most part). Which were decidedly Roman and not something simply built by and/or controlled by Rome. You can even look at the breakaway region from the late third century known as the Gallic Empire. Sometimes you will hear it called the Gallic Roman Empire, in order to hammer home the fact that this was a Roman empire in Gaul, not a native uprising of Gauls carving out their own little empire. These were places that were in every way that matters here, Roman. But that is really food for thought that I like to throw out there. Makes for some good discussions on what "empire" means in practical and legal ways. As well as what the overall net gain/loss is from its creation.

@OoMDCToO Жыл бұрын

Beautiful video.

@benny5615 2 жыл бұрын

Cool video!

@johnking6252 Жыл бұрын

Excellent story, interesting, informative and very entertaining also great food for thought. 👍✌️

@Electriceye1984bySam 2 жыл бұрын

Great vid, thank you

@lindasolis7117 2 жыл бұрын

Very cool! Never heard of this ship/story. Thanks!

@AlextheHistorian 2 жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

@MrJeep75 Жыл бұрын

One of my relatives

@RCAFpolarexpress Жыл бұрын

This is an OUTSTANDING INFORMATIVE VIDEO and very well made too 🧐👌👍✌✨🚀Cheers 🍻

@AlextheHistorian Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@albertoswald8461 Жыл бұрын

His business card now reads Alex the Historian Stud 😁

@OfMiceAndTrains 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Alex. I enjoyed that a lot

@sidneyalmeidajunior7968 Жыл бұрын

Congratulations! Good history!

@jameshowland7393 Жыл бұрын

Every genius has his day!! Well done!

@craigwilcox4403 Жыл бұрын

Fascinating!

@NorseNerdleMeister 2 жыл бұрын

This was a super cool vid. I used to build scale rc boats as a hobby and have looking at getting back into it, this would be a neat one to attempt a model of (minus the 20’ flame shooting out of the funnel of course!).

@AlextheHistorian 2 жыл бұрын

But the flame is what sells it! 😧

@monsieurcommissaire1628 Жыл бұрын

That'lI be the coolest RC watercraft ever. I believe it's technically possible to make your scaled-down Turbinia actually steam turbine powered. How practical it would be is another matter, but how cool would that be! I think the biggest challenge would be making boilers that would produce enough steam pressure while not setting the little vessel ablaze. I think electrically heated boilers would be safest, but they wouldn't bo shooting flames from the funnel... Hm. I'll have to to think about this. I'm only half serious here, but it's fun to speculate. I do wish you well with your project. Fair winds and following seas!

@wojciechbieniek4029 Жыл бұрын

@@monsieurcommissaire1628 what about an induction heating, or resistive wire heating?

@idrinkfirewater Жыл бұрын

@@monsieurcommissaire1628 he could use a jet turbine,not exactly steam powered but it's the same concept. commonly used on RC helicopters and aircraft. Those units are compact and could deliver tons of thrust.

@TJ-USMC Жыл бұрын

Excellent Video !!!

@AlextheHistorian Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@anonblikret6240 2 жыл бұрын

hello its me again, thanks for the interesting video i like to learn small oceanliners and speedboats too even including ships engines thanks for the good video i enjoy it

@howardosborne8647 Жыл бұрын

Great video content on the Turbinia👍 . Also interesting to note that the 'big shots' of the Navy were unwilling to listen when he wanted to give a 2nd demonstration....some things never change as we still have many arrogant types in positions of high authority to this present day who dismiss advanced thinking that costs their nation in lost opportunities.

@JohnSmith-yv6eq Жыл бұрын

Some of them work for other governments with other agendas.... another British trait over the centuries....Philby., McLean, Burgess, Blunt...et al...

@freesk8 Жыл бұрын

Good one! Thanks! :)

@Chris-ut6eq Жыл бұрын

Nice! Had ever heard of this ship before.

@KarlTalbott-jf8cd Жыл бұрын

Steam turbines are still in use on merchant marine ships. Matson and Sealand shipping company are still running ships that are steam driven. I even sailed on a couple of them.