Main uses of 70 ft craft include short and medium range towing of sand, gravel and coal, shuttling cargo barges, and handling non-self propelled vessels on marine construction jobs; two 6 cyl Atlas engines are each rated 290 hp at 1200 rpm. (See also Diesel Progress v 21 n 7 July 1955 p 34-5)


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    Title :

    Five dravo ram-class towboats are completed


    Additional title:

    Mar Eng


    Contributors:
    Bode, W.L. (author)

    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1955


    Size :

    3 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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