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maintaining a speed of 25 kn, which would require 68,000 shp. The largest turbine sets built so far had been of 23,000 shp for the battleship , and 41,000 shp for s, which meant the engines would be of a new, untested design. Turbines offered the advantages of generating less vibration than the reciprocating engines and greater reliability in operation at high speeds, combined with lower fuel consumption. Having initially turned down the use of this relatively untried type of engine, Cunard was persuaded by

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