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Message: [QUOTE="Michael H. Standart, post: 312918, member: 79064"] Hi Erik, that Third Officer must have loved you for that little stunt. I hope you didn't have to fend off TOO many assassination attempts. ;-) By the way, do you mean GAS turbines as opposed to deisel run turbines? Gas turbines are pretty common in military use where high performance is the priority and economy is a secondary consideration. I don't know that they have a lot of commercial applications for anything other then hovercraft and hydrofoils used for local passanger/commuter service. (I've seen a lot of hydrofoils in Hong Kong.The place is full of them.) The trend away from steam to motorships is not much of a shocker really. They're cheaper to run by far, give excellant range, and their performance is pretty decent too. I wonder, how many ships even use bunker C anymore? Most of them have got to be turning into razor blades right about now. Cordially, Michael H. Standart [/QUOTE]