New type vessels with all-welded steel hulls are anticipated to yield largest water output per dollar of investment at $257,395 construction cost; length oa 58 ft 5 1/2 in.; beam oa 17 ft 2 1/2 in.; draft 5 ft 10 in.; two dual purpose General Motors Series 6-110 diesel engines propel boats and drive two 2250-gpm De Laval fire pumps. (see also Diesel Progress v 19 n 6 June 1953 p 62)


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    Title :

    Alden designs Long Beach fireboat


    Additional title:

    Mar Eng


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1953


    Size :

    1 pages


    Remarks:

    Diagrams


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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