Turbinia

Turbinia is the first steam turbine-powered steamship. Built as an experimental vessel in 1894 by Sir Charles Algernon Parsons, and easily the fastest ship in the world at that time, Turbinia was demonstrated dramatically at the Spithead Navy Review in 1897 and set the standard for the next generation of steamships, the majority of which would be turbine powered.
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  • Type: Tourism
  • Description: 1894 steam turbine powered boat
  • Also known as: “The Ocean Greyhound”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Discovery Museum and St James’ Park.

Museum
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The is a science museum and local history museum situated in Blandford Square in , . It displays many exhibits of local history, including the ship, Turbinia. It is managed by North East Museums.

Stadium
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St. James' Park is a football stadium in , England. It is the home of Newcastle United. With a seating capacity of 52,719, it is the 9th largest football stadium in England. is situated 2,400 feet north of Turbinia.

Theater building
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The is a theatre in , . It is a Grade I listed building, rated "in the top 4% of listed buildings" by English Heritage and is afforded a three star rating by the Theatres Trust, "a very fine theatre of the highest theatrical and architectural quality". is situated 900 feet northeast of Turbinia.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chinatown and Grainger Town.

Neighborhood
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The in Newcastle is a district of , located in the west of the city, on the edge of the shopping and commercial centre, along Stowell Street.

Suburb
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is the historic commercial centre of , England. It covers approximately 36 ha. Almost all of is in Newcastle's Central Conservation Area, one of the first designated in .

Suburb
Arthur's Hill is a district of . It lies approximately 1 mile west of Newcastle City Centre. It is bordered by to the west, Elswick to the south, and to the north west.

Turbinia

Latitude
54.96935° or 54° 58′ 10″ north
Longitude
-1.62476° or 1° 37′ 29″ west
Open location code
9C6WX99G+P3
Open­Street­Map ID
node 10695413647
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­exhibit
Wiki­data ID
Q1188138
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Turbinia” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “التوربينات”
  • Bulgarian: “Турбиния”
  • Catalan: “Turbinia”
  • Chinese: “透平尼亚号”
  • Chinese: “透平尼亞號”
  • Croatian: “Turpinia”
  • Dutch: “Turbinia”
  • Finnish: “Turbinia”
  • French: “Turbinia”
  • German: “Turbinia”
  • Hebrew: “טורביניה”
  • Hungarian: “Turbinia”
  • Italian: “Turbinia”
  • Japanese: “SS ターヴィニア”
  • Japanese: “タービニア”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Turbinia”
  • Norwegian: “Turbinia”
  • Polish: “Turbinia”
  • Portuguese: “Turbinia”
  • Romanian: “Turbinia”
  • Russian: “TURBINIA”
  • Russian: “Турбиния”
  • Slovenian: “Turbinia”
  • Spanish: “Turbinia”
  • Turkish: “Turbinia”
  • Ukrainian: “Турбінія”

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