First Naval Gas Turbine Craft -- The first vessel to be propelled at sea by a gas turbine, M.T.B. 2009 of the Royal Navy, is seen during her trials in the Solent. The marine application of the gas turbine obviates the vibration and certain other disadvantages of the conventional reciprocating internal combustion engine. January 08, 1948.
First Naval Gas Turbine Craft -- The first vessel to be propelled at sea by a gas turbine, M.T.B. 2009 of the Royal Navy, is seen during her trials in the Solent. The marine application of the gas turbine obviates the vibration and certain other disadvantages of the conventional reciprocating internal combustion engine. January 08, 1948.