Bessemer Diesels and Westinghouse electric equipment installed on motorship for canal service; length overall 196 ft. 11 1/4 in., length b.p. 188 ft. 6 in., beam molded 31 ft. and molded depth 11 ft. 6 in., draft 9 ft.; propelling drive consists of 320 s.hp. 250-volt double armature Westinghouse d.c. motor direct connected to single propeller operating at 185 r.p.m.; electric power furnished by two 130-kw. 125-volt generators with 6-cylinder 4-cycle airless-injection Bessemer Diesel, operating at 325 r.p.m. and rated at 210 b.hp.
Second diesel-tanker for tidewater oil company
Motorship
Motorship ; 14 , n 9
1929
2 pages
2 Figs.
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Englisch
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