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)
Life-boat with hydraulic propelling units
Engineer
Engineer ; 168 , n 4373
1939
3 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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