Navy harbor tug converted to Diesel electric fire boat with 10,000 gal per min pumping capacity, by Pacific Drydock and Repair Co, Oakland, for Oakland Fire Dept; length 99 ft 7 in.; beam 25 ft 6 in.; mean draft 10 ft 6 in.; powered by two 650-hp McIntosh and Seymour Diesel engines through Westinghouse Diesel electric drive; two 515-hp propulsion motors and common reduction gear turn single screw at 160 rpm.


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    Title :

    New fireboat "port of Oakland"


    Additional title:

    Pac Mar Rev


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1949


    Size :

    3 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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