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,
Union Steamship Company of British Columbia Northland Navigation in 1962. The line had a good safety record in an age before satellites and radar. The "Chehalis" sank off Brockton Point in 1913 with a loss of life; the "Cheslakee" capsized on Texada Island; and the "Comox" collided with a ship in fog in Malaspina Strait. It should be remembered that this is over 50 years and a service of dozens of ships. Union Steamship Company of British Columbia The Union Steamship Company of British Columbia was a pioneer firm on coastal British Columbia. It was founded in November 1889 by John Darling, a director of the