 TS King Edward on trials, 1901
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | King Edward |
| Owner |
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| Operator | Owner |
| Port of registry |  |
| Builder | William Denny and Brothers, Dumbarton |
| Yard number | 651 |
| Launched | 16 May 1901 |
| Out of service | 1952 |
| Fate | Scrapped, 1952 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Clyde steamer |
| Tonnage | 502 GRT |
| Displacement | 650 t[1] |
| Length | 250.5 ft (76.4 m) |
| Beam | 30.1 ft (9.2 m) |
| Propulsion | Steam turbine (3,500 HP);[1] triple screw propellers, later single screw |
| Speed | 20.48 knots[1] |
TS King Edward was an excursion steamer built at Dumbarton for service down the River Clyde to the Firth of Clyde and associated sea lochs on the west coast of Scotland, as far as Campbeltown. The first commercial vessel to be driven by steam turbines, King Edward operated as a Clyde steamer for half a century from 1901 until 1951, interrupted only by service in the two world wars. The success of the vessel quickly led to the adoption of turbine propulsion for all manner of merchant vessels, from channel ferries and coastal steamers to transatlantic liners.
- ^ a b c Parsons, Charles A (1911). The Steam Turbine. The Rede Lecture. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 37 – via Wikisource.