Charles Algernon Parsons founded the company in 1897 with £500,000 of capital. It specialised in building the steam turbine engines that he had invented for marine use.[1] The first vessel powered by a Parsons turbine was Turbinia, launched in 1894.[2] The successful demonstration of this vessel led to the creation of the company and the building of engines for the first two turbine-powered destroyers for the Royal Navy, HMS Viper and HMS Cobra, launched in 1899. Although both these vessels came to grief, the new engines were not to blame, and the Admiralty was convinced. Parsons' son became a director in the company and was replaced during the First World War by his daughter Rachel Parsons.
The rotating blade assembly of a Parsons marine turbineTurbine reduction gearing of Vespasian, 1908
All early marine turbines drove their propellers directly. Parsons developed helicalreduction gearing for marine turbines, and in 1908 converted the cargo shipVespasian to turbine propulsion with reduction gearing.[3]
Four direct-drive Parsons turbines powered battleship USS Arizona. They were designed to produce a total of 34,000 horsepower (25,000 kW), but achieved only 33,376 horsepower (24,888 kW) in Arizona's sea trials, when she met her designed speed of 21 knots (39 km/h).[4]
In 1944, Parsons was one of 19 companies which formed the 'Parsons and Marine Engineering Turbine Research and Development Association', usually known as Pametrada.
The destroyer HMS Glamorgan, launched in 1964,[2] had a Parsons propulsion system.
The Cunard liner Queen Elizabeth 2, launched in 1969, had Pametrada turbines.
^Breyer, Siegfried (1973). Battleships and Battle Cruisers, 1905–1970. Garden City, NY: Doubleday. p. 214. OCLC 702840.
Further readingedit
Johnston, Ian; Buxton, Ian (2013). The Battleship Builders - Constructing and Arming British Capital Ships. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press. ISBN978-1-59114-027-6.
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parsons, marine, steam, turbine, company, british, engineering, company, based, river, tyne, wallsend, north, east, england, company, typepublicindustryengineeringfounded1897fateacquiredsuccessorc, parsons, companyheadquartersnewcastle, upon, tyne, ukkey, peop. Parsons Marine Steam Turbine Company was a British engineering company based on the River Tyne at Wallsend North East England Parsons Marine Steam Turbine CompanyCompany typePublicIndustryEngineeringFounded1897FateAcquiredSuccessorC A Parsons and CompanyHeadquartersNewcastle upon Tyne UKKey peopleCharles Algernon Parsons Contents 1 History 2 See also 3 References 4 Further readingHistory editCharles Algernon Parsons founded the company in 1897 with 500 000 of capital It specialised in building the steam turbine engines that he had invented for marine use 1 The first vessel powered by a Parsons turbine was Turbinia launched in 1894 2 The successful demonstration of this vessel led to the creation of the company and the building of engines for the first two turbine powered destroyers for the Royal Navy HMS Viper and HMS Cobra launched in 1899 Although both these vessels came to grief the new engines were not to blame and the Admiralty was convinced Parsons son became a director in the company and was replaced during the First World War by his daughter Rachel Parsons nbsp The rotating blade assembly of a Parsons marine turbine nbsp Turbine reduction gearing of Vespasian 1908 Parsons turbines powered the Royal Navy s first turbine powered battleship HMS Dreadnought and the world s first turbine ocean liners RMS Victorian and Virginian 73 000 horsepower 54 000 kW Parsons turbines powered the 31 000 GRT Cunard express ocean liners RMS Mauretania and RMS Lusitania All early marine turbines drove their propellers directly Parsons developed helical reduction gearing for marine turbines and in 1908 converted the cargo ship Vespasian to turbine propulsion with reduction gearing 3 Four direct drive Parsons turbines powered battleship USS Arizona They were designed to produce a total of 34 000 horsepower 25 000 kW but achieved only 33 376 horsepower 24 888 kW in Arizona s sea trials when she met her designed speed of 21 knots 39 km h 4 The Royal Navy Royal Canadian Navy and Royal Australian Navy used Parsons turbines on their Tribal class destroyers The Invincible class battlecruisers all used Parsons propulsion systems In 1944 Parsons was one of 19 companies which formed the Parsons and Marine Engineering Turbine Research and Development Association usually known as Pametrada The destroyer HMS Glamorgan launched in 1964 2 had a Parsons propulsion system The Cunard liner Queen Elizabeth 2 launched in 1969 had Pametrada turbines The company was absorbed into C A Parsons and Company and survives in Heaton Newcastle as part of Siemens a German industrial conglomerate See also editC A Parsons and CompanyReferences edit Chronology of Charles Parsons Life Archived 25 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine a b HMS Glamorgan the first two years PDF p 4 via Axford s Abode Parsons Charles A 1911 The Steam Turbine The Rede Lecture Cambridge Cambridge University Press pp 48 53 via Wikisource Breyer Siegfried 1973 Battleships and Battle Cruisers 1905 1970 Garden City NY Doubleday p 214 OCLC 702840 Further reading editJohnston Ian Buxton Ian 2013 The Battleship Builders Constructing and Arming British Capital Ships Annapolis MD Naval Institute Press ISBN 978 1 59114 027 6 nbsp This article about a company of the UK is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Parsons Marine Steam Turbine Company amp oldid 1194825115, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
