# @shell on YouTube

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://youtube.com/watch?v=dAL-T4sYS9g
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/37970072-shell-youtube
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/4cc5550c0f.jpg
- **Posted:** 2025-12-15T12:01:15.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Shell (@Shell) — https://gondola.cc/Shell

## Caption

Watch the historic installation of the world’s first marine gas turbine on the Shell tanker Auris in 1951. From transport and fitting to sea trials, this milestone marked the beginning of gas turbine technology in merchant shipping.

Chapters:
0:00 - Introduction: The Auris and the Mission
0:26 - New Engine Room Technology: A World First
1:14 - Gas Turbines in Action: Aviation and Beyond
1:42 - Development History: 1944–1950 & Engineering Challenges
2:42 - Transport: Moving the Turbine from Factory to Ship
3:37 - Installation Begins: Making Room for the Turbine
5:31 - The Big Lift: Titan Crane Lowers the Turbine
7:01 - Final Assembly: High-Pressure Turbine & Heat Exchangers
9:05 - System Integration: Completing the Engine Room
10:21 - Startup Sequence: Ignition & Synchronisation
13:38 - Sea Trials & The Future of Marine Propulsion

#Shell #ShellFilmUnit #HistoricFilmArchive #gasturbine #maritimehistory #marineengineering #1950s 

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## Stats

- **Views:** 20,890
- **Likes:** 223
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- **Comments:** 25

## Tags

history, 1950s, historicfilmarchive, shell, shellfilmunit, documentaryfilmmaking

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