Illustrated description of life boat "Kate Greatorex" completed at Minehead Station of Royal National Lifeboat Institution, first of Surf Type to be equipped with Gill hydraulic propulsion; propelling machinery comprises twin screw arrangement of special design of horizontally opposed flat twin-cylinder engine, driving Gill propelling units through reduction gear; engine rated at 2400 rpm, drives pump at 1200 rpm. (4380) (See also Shipbldg and Shipg Rec v 54 n 4 July 27 1939 p 111-5)


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    Title :

    Life-boat with hydraulic propelling units


    Additional title:

    Engineer


    Published in:

    Engineer ; 168 , n 4373


    Publication date :

    1939


    Size :

    3 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


    Life-boat with hydraulic propelling units

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