Pilot boat "Underwriter" converted from steam to Diesel at yards of Arthur Duvic's Sons, New Orleans; main engine is 6-cyl, 14 1/2 in. by 18 in., direct reversible Atlas Imperial Diesel rated at 500 hp; "Jennie Wilson" converted by Canulette Shipbuilding Co, Slidell, La; main engine is 6-cyl, 13 by 15-in., direct reversible Atlas Imperial Diesel developing 400 hp at 300 rpm.
Able craft, these two reconstructed pilot boats
Motorship
Motorship and Diesel Boating ; 26 , n 9
1941
2 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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