| Show A gas driven ship experiments have been quietly conducted on the thames recently with a small vessel called the progress formerly a vedette boat lc ir the british navy to determine the effectiveness ot of gas engines for or marine purposes the remarkable feature of the tha machinery of the tha progress Is the closeness with which it approximates to steam machinery in working and manipulation the engine Is direct coupled to the shaft like a steam engine and the success of this plan Is regarded as promising the possibility of dispensing with intermediate gearing and electrical transmission for large vessels fitted with gas driven engines youths companion |
