Two centuries of shipbuilding by the Scotts at Greenock. Partly reprinted from "Engineering" (1920)
Scotts' Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd · London : Offices of "Engineering," 35 and 36, Beford Street, W.C.". · leaf 156
oved invaluableto our destroyers and cruisers when they had to chase theretreating enemy. There are other incidental yet importantadvantages due to oil fuel. The smoke question was onewhich in the initial stages proved difficult of solution, butsuccess was achieved before the war, and thus there… … 03 o 03 02 P H<1Opq op Pn03O O02 I—< PP05PE-i Geared Turbines. 79 Stokehold labour was reduced by about 70 per cent, in the caseof oil fuel ships and they could readily have their oil bunkersfilled while at sea. Another influence tending to reduction of weight per unitof power developed was…
