Steam turbine steam jacks. In 1672 an impulse steam turbine driven car was designed by Ferdinand Verbiest. A more modern version of this car was produced some time in the late 18th century by an unknown German mechanic. In 1775 at Soho James Watt designed a reaction turbine that was put to work there. In 1827 the Frenchmen Real and Pichon patented and constructed a compound impulse turbine. The modern steam turbine was invented in 1884 by Sir Charles Parsons, whose first model was connected to a dynamo that generated 7.5 kW (10 hp) of electricity. The invention of Parsons' steam turbine
Cheakamus (steamship) Cheakamus (steamship) Cheakamus was a steamship built in 1913 in North Vancouver, British Columbia. This ship was originally built as the "Cheslakee" in Scotland. After "Cheslakee" capsized in 1913, the hulk was raised, lengthened, and placed back into service as "Cheakamus". "Cheakamus" was named after the Cheakamus River and Cheakamus Canyon which are north of Howe Sound in British Columbia. The original Skwxwu7mesh (Squamish) name is Chiyakmesh or "Chehagamus", meaning "fish trap." In January 1913 the Union Steamship Company's "Cheslakee" capsized at the dock at Van Anda, British Columbia on Texada Island, drowning at least seven people. The hulk was