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,
Cheakamus (steamship) Sound Maritime Historical Society for use as a floating headquarters and museum. However the society decided that the maintenance costs for the vessel would be too great and turned it over for scrapping. 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