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British Industrial History
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HMS Bold Pioneer
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One of the Royal Navy's patrol vessels, the first operational gas turbine powered warship.
1951 Built by Vosper fitted with Metropolitan-Vickers: G2 engine
1953 Sea trials of what was said to be the first operational gas turbine powered warship. The gas turbine was derived from the Gatric engine; first trials of a gas turbine powered vessel had taken place about 5 years previously.[1]. The gas turbine was installed in combination with (a pair of Napier) diesel engines[2]
Also see HMS Bold Pathfinder.