Details of landing craft for U S Navy; ships are 157 ft long; in LCI (L) 476, one of newest types, General Motors Quad is used; it is regular commercial model 6051 engine unit which employs 4-cyl engine in double tandem arrangement coupled to common gear box mounted on all steel welded base; each of quads has commercial rating of 900 hp, at 750 rpm.
LCI (landing craft, infantry)
Motorship
Motorship and Diesel Boating ; 29 , n 3
1944
Article (Journal)
English
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Mass-producing "Landing craft infantry" at Todd-Managed Shipyard
Engineering Index Backfile | 1944
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