Chris Barrie's Massive Engines
Ships
Season 1 Episode 7 of 10
Chris explores the development of engines on ships, from 18th-century steam power to modern diesel vessels. He takes a trip up the Thames in a paddle steamer, goes inside the 2,100 horsepower engine of the last ocean-going paddle steamer PS Waverley and discovers what propelled HMS Belfast
Chris Barrie's Massive Engines airs on Discovery History at 7:00 PM, Saturday 29 March. (Subtitles.)
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Chris Barrie
Presenter
Mark Strickson
Executive Producer
Hugo Whitworth
Producer