Original Vickers Marine Gas Turbine

Made:
1947 in United Kingdom and Greater Manchester
maker:
Metropolitan-Vickers Electrical Company Limited
Original Marine Gas Turbine (1947),  by Metropolitan-Vickers Original Marine Gas Turbine (1947),  by Metropolitan-Vickers

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Original Marine Gas Turbine (1947), by Metropolitan-Vickers
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Original Marine Gas Turbine (1947), by Metropolitan-Vickers
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

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

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