Picture No | 10216624 |
Date | 1905 |
Description | SS 'Carmania', 1905. |
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Photograph of the Cunard turbine steamer 'Carmania', built in 1905 by the John Brown Shipyard of Clydebank. The 'Carmania' was reputed to be the first very large turbine steamer, with a gross tonnage of 20,000. During sea trials in November 1905, she achieved a steady speed of nineteen and a half knots.
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Source | The Illustrated London News. 1905. left side page 828. |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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