91-ft, 215-ton, lightship "EXP-99" being built at Curtis Bay, Maryland; after 2-mo dock trial, lightship will be given further tests near Scotland Lightship; with aid of Westinghouse remote control system, single operator at Sandy Hook, NJ, Coast Guard Station will have complete control over lightship's signaling system; three Westinghouse generators will supply electricity for light, radio beacon, and fog signal; automatic controls start Buda Diesel engines that drive generators. (see also Motorship v 35 n 7 July 1950 p 24-6)
Electronic "crew" mans robot lightship
Pac Mar Rev
Pacific Marine Review ; 47 , n 6 ; p 50-53
1950
4 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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