Marine propulsion
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Marine propulsion is the mechanism or system used to generate thrust to move a watercraft through water. While paddles and sails are still used on some smaller boats, most modern ships are propelled b
Rolls-Royce Marine Spey, a gas turbine developed by Rolls-Royce Holdings in the 1960s for marine propulsion
V12 marine diesel engines
A marine steam turbine manufactured by MAN Energy Solutions
A wind propelled fishing boat in Mozambique
Turbine–electric powertrain
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A turbine–electric transmission, or turbine–electric powertrain, system includes a turboshaft gas turbine connected to an electrical generator, creating electricity that powers electric traction motor
ALCO–General Electric Union Pacific GTELs gas turbine–electric locomotive. Number 18 is one of the third series, built 1958–1961.
Turbotrains were gas turbine trains built in France 1971–1975 and supplied to SNCF, Amtrak and Iranian Railways.
The USS Lexington (CV-2) is an example of a ship using turboelectric propulsion.