Comments by "Steve Valley" (@stevevalley7835) on "SMS S90 - Guide 231" video.

  1. Were small German marine turbines of this era particularly fragile or maintenance intensive? The Ottoman Empire had some Schichau built torpedo boats, and the two that survived WWI were immediately scrapped, while French built boats, with VTE power, that were slightly older, served into the early 1930s. Greece bought two turbine powered V90 class torpedo boats in 1912 which were also scrapped immediately after the war, though I have been informed that the French assigned crews that tended to neglect and loot those ships. The Vulcan built boats Greece ordered immediately after the V90s, were VTE powered, and served into 1941, in spite of also being in the care of the French for part of WWI. The Greek cruiser Elli, with Parsons turbines, also survived French possession and served until being sunk by an Italian sub in 1940. It seems that only the torpedo boats with Schichau or AEG-Vulcan turbines had the lifespan of a mayfly.
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