Aliquippa, built by St. Louis Shipbuilding and Steel Co for Jones and Laughlin Steel Corp is now towing coal barges from Vesta Mines at California, Pa, down Monongahela and Ohio Rivers to firm's Pittsburgh and Aliquippa mills; vessel is 115 by 27 by 9-ft, and draws 6.5 ft; propulsion is by pair of National Superior 8-cyl diesels, Model 40-S2X-8, rated 700 hp at 800 rpm; two Contraguide rudders give 1400-hp vessel pushpower of 1800-hp towboat. (See also unsigned articles in Shipbldg and Shipg Rec v 82 n 5 July 30 1953 p 151-2; Mar Eng v 58 n 10 Oct 1953 p 77-9; Diesel Progress v 19 n 9 Sept 1953 p 68)
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Motorship
Motorship ; 38 , n 4
1953
2 pages
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Englisch
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