Discover Alone ← Back to nearby map

← Back to the nearby map

Charles Algernon Parsons grey plaque

Commemorative plaque
View my places
Charles Algernon Parsons grey plaque
Photo: Bolckow · Open the original picture · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Report the wrong picture · If this is your picture and you want it taken down, email me.
Know this place?

Add a picture, leave a message or tell me about a missing place.

Earn 5 points after the picture is checked and accepted.

Add a pictureShare what you foundAdd a new place

What is recorded here

This grey commemorative plaque records: Turbinia The World's First Steam-Turbine Powered Ship. Turbinia epitomises the achievements of Sir Charles Parsons (1854-1931), world-renowned engineer and inventor. Turbinia is powered by his greatest invention, the first practical steam turbine, which transformed high speed ship propulsion and established the foundation for present-day electrical power generation. Recorded plaque organisation: Institution of Mechanical Engineers.

A plaque record does not grant entry to a building or private land. View it from a public place unless permission is clearly given.