Turbinia Turbinia Turbinia was the first steam turbine-powered steamship. Built as an experimental vessel in 1894, 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. The vessel is currently located at the Discovery Museum in Newcastle upon Tyne, North East England, while her original powerplant is located at the London Science Museum. Charles Algernon Parsons invented the modern steam turbine in 1884, and, having foreseen its potential to power ships,
RMS Connaught (1897) 13:45, submarine "U-48" fired a torpedo which exploded aft on the starboard side. The ship's wirless was disabled, so an S.O.S. could not be sent. 15 minutes later, a second torpedo struck amidships on the port side. Three crewmen having been killed, the rest of the crew took to the lifeboats. "Connaught" sank within four minutes of the second torpedo striking. The sinking occurred in the English Channel about south of the Light Vessel "Owers". Those lost in the sinking were: RMS Connaught (1897) RMS "Connaught" was a steamship built in 1897 and operated by the City of Dublin Steam