Craft for British Admiralty for moving large warships through lock entrances, etc, and for towing and salvage services; length oa 157 ft, molded breadth 30 ft, displacement 710 tons; four diesel generator sets provide power for two independent propulsion motors, which are coupled to paddle shafts; two monitors and two Pyrene foam distributing heads are served by 150 ton salvage and fire pump. (See also Mar Engr and Naval Architect v 78 n 948 Nov 1955 p 416-8)


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    Title :

    Paddle tugs for H


    Additional title:

    Gas Oil Power


    Published in:

    Gas and Oil Power ; 50 , n 605


    Publication date :

    1955


    Size :

    2 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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