Talk:Turbinia
The text of this article states that 'Parsons ship turned up unannounced', a statement which is confirmed by the reference [1] however reference [2] states 'It was on this occasion that Turbinia after permission had been obtained (my emphasis), was to steam up and down the lines and astonish everyone by her performance'.
Employees at CE Parsons in the 1970's were told that he arrived unannounced and I understand that the Birr Castle site has good connections to the family and should be trusted, however this discrepancy between sources needs to be better explained and possibly reference [2] should be corrected if it is the one that is wrong.
I am emailing the webmaster for reference [2] to get their input, and will also get a message to the webmaster for reference [1].
(PeterIto 09:48, 1 November 2007 (UTC))
- Might be worthwhile including a link to the following pdf about Turbinia as it's got lots of detail about her, seems well researched, including the many different configerations she had, and also several photo's I've not seen anywhere else
- http://files.asme.org/ASMEORG/Communities/History/Landmarks/5652.pdf
- on page 7 it claims that there was "tacit approval" for Turbinia to appear at the Spithead review. Unfortunately it doesn't provide references...
- steve10345 (talk) 00:17, 18 June 2009 (UTC)
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turbinia demonstration
One of the last survivors of the original Parsons/Turbinia demonstration, stated in the 1960s that Parsons had been asked by the Admiralty to demonstrate the performance of the Turbinia at the Spithead Review.
He also thought that the Admiralty were hoping that Turbinia might distract attention away from the rows of battleships which were obsolecent and had to be towed to their public moorings.