Craft for British Admiralty for moving large warships through lock entrances, etc, and for towing and salvage services; length oa 157 ft, molded breadth 30 ft, displacement 710 tons; four diesel generator sets provide power for two independent propulsion motors, which are coupled to paddle shafts; two monitors and two Pyrene foam distributing heads are served by 150 ton salvage and fire pump. (see also Gas and Oil Power v 50 n 605 Oct 1955 p 267-8)
Paddle tugs for H.M.Dockyards
Mar Engr Naval Architect
Marine Engineer and Naval Architect ; 78 , n 948
1955
3 pages
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Englisch
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