SS King George V
1926 September 7th. The new high-pressure geared-turbine steamer King George V ran a demonstration trial on the Firth of Clyde, prior to her taking up the remainder of the tourist season the regular Clyde passenger service of her owner managers, John Williamson and Co of Glasgow.
The King George V is the fourth turbine-propelled steamer to be built to the order of Turbine Steamers. Like her predecessors, she has been constructed by William Denny and Brothers at Dumbarton, and has been engined by the Parsons Marine Steam Turbine Co, of Wallsend. The occasion of her recent was, however, most noteworthy because he is the first ship to be fitted with high-pressure stem turbine machine, while her boilers represent the newest marine practice. They have been designed and built by Yarrow and Co of scotstoun, Glasgow, for a normal working pressre of 550lb per square inch, and a total super-heated steam temperature of 750deg. Fah.
Full article can be read The Engineer 1926/09/10 p 271 to p 273