Fleet of 50 various special types of husky wood and Diesel vessels being built in shipyards in Tacoma Harbor for Army's rapidly expanding fleet; known as FP type, vessels are 114 ft × 27 ft × 13 ft 4 in.; FP type is basically rugged, broad, seaworthy hull; propelled by two 11 1/2 by 15-in. Atlas heavy duty Diesel engines each developing 320 hp at 300 rpm; vessels are for operation in either torrid Tropics or frigid North.


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    Titel :

    Army boat building program hits stride at Tacoma


    Weitere Titelangaben:

    Diesel Progress


    Beteiligte:
    Mann, C.F.A. (Autor:in)

    Erschienen in:

    Erscheinungsdatum :

    1943


    Format / Umfang :

    3 pages


    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)


    Format :

    Print


    Sprache :

    Englisch


    Schlagwörter :


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