83. Mr. Wileyasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty what progress has been made with the development of gas-turbine propulsion for merchant ships.
§ Mr. T. G. D. GalbraithWork on development of gas-turbine propulsion for merchant ships is continuing both within the marine engineering industry and by one of the tanker companies. There are still problems to be solved if the gas turbine is to offer all the advantages of other forms of propulsion.