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. (see also Engineer v 168 n 4373 (4380) Nov 3 1939 p 444-6)
Life-boat with hydraulic propelling units
Shipbldg Shipg Rec
Shipbuilding and Shipping Record ; 54 , n 4
1939
5 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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