Original Vickers Marine Gas Turbine
- Made:
- 1947 in United Kingdom and Greater Manchester
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Original Vickers marine gas turbine engine frmo the triple-screw motor-gun boat the '2009' (1947), powered by a nine stage axial-flow compressor and fitted with radio interference compressors, by Metropolitan Vickers Electrical Co. Ltd., Manchester, 1947. Additional two metal pipes are alongside the object.
Details
- Category:
- Marine Engines
- Object Number:
- 1949-175
- Materials:
- aluminium alloy, steel (metal), brass (copper, zinc alloy), electrical components and paint
- Measurements:
-
overall: 2280 mm x 5080 mm x 1470 mm,
- type:
- turbine
- credit:
- Board of Admiralty
