British Royal navy ordered building petrol fuelled engine according to the magazine Mitteilungen aus dem Gebiete des Seewesens dated 1910 No. 7

An item reported that the British Admiralty signed a contract with an engine plant at Leith for the delivery of a 10.000ehp petrol fuelled engine for experiments. Is the engine was suitable to be used for warships was the intention to order 5 similar.