Building by Pusey and Jones Corp, Wilmington, Del; length oa 308 ft 2 in.; breadth oa 73 ft; main propulsion units are two Busch-Sulzer Diesel engines of 1000 hp each at 250 rpm, driving twin propellers, of solid, 4-blade, cast steel type; main dredging units consist of two centrifugal pumps with 22-in. suction pipes connecting through ship's hull to drag pipe elbows. (see also Mar Eng and Shipg Rev v 43 n 5 May 1938 p 209-12 and Brit Motor Ship v 19 n 224 Sept 1938 p 222-3)
U.S. engineer's dredge chester harding to be largest diesel powered hopper dredge in United States
Motorship
Motorship ; 23 , n 4
1938
3 pages
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Englisch
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U.S. engineer's dredge chester harding to be largest diesel powered hopper dredge in United States
Engineering Index Backfile | 1938
U.S. engineer's dredge chester harding to be largest diesel powered hopper dredge in United States
Engineering Index Backfile | 1938
U.S. engineer's dredge chester harding to be largest diesel powered hopper dredge in United States
Engineering Index Backfile | 1938
U.S. engineer's dredge chester harding to be largest diesel powered hopper dredge in United States
Engineering Index Backfile | 1938
U.S. engineer's dredge chester harding to be largest diesel powered hopper dredge in United States
Engineering Index Backfile | 1938