According to Engineering the trials of His Majesty's ship Amethyst unmistnka'tyly demonstrated the economy of the Parsons steam turbine. Compared with ships of the same pjass, propelled by reciprocating enginos", thj; AmjjLhysJ, showed an advantage of 1.20 miles per hour this gain being obtained with easier steaming of the lboilers, the same weight of machinery, no vibration, and a suvjng of 10 per cent on coal.' It is "iiddprt that the manoeuvring capabilities pf thp turbine cruiser proved quite in* satisfactory as in the ships with reciprocating engines. The economy of fuel greatly increases the ship's radius of action. For example, a turbine-propelled cruiser with 750 tons of coal on board could steam 3100 sea miles at 20 knotc, as compared with 2110 miles by cruisers fitted with ordinary tuacbiOQi'y, -.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7731, 6 February 1905, Page 2
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130Page 2 Advertisements Column 4 Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7731, 6 February 1905, Page 2
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