Italian-built steamers Savoia and 28 Ottobre for service on Lake Como; length, b.p. 168 ft.; breadth, molded 21 ft. freeboard, about 8 ft. 6 in.; three-cylinder triple-expansion paddle engines are fitted with Caprotti poppet valve gear; paddle wheels are each provided with 8 feathering floats mounted on eccentric. (See also Mar. Eng. and Motorship Bldr vol. 53, no. 638, Nov. 1930 pp. 424-427, 8 figs)


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    Title :

    Paddle-drive lake steamers with Caprotti valve gear


    Additional title:

    Shipbldg, Shipg. Rec


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1930


    Size :

    3 pages


    Remarks:

    5 Figs.


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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