Quadruple-screw Lachlan Macleay built by St. Louis Shipbuilding and Steel Co for Federal Barge Lines service on Missouri River; length 162 ft, breadth 45 ft, depth 10 ft; hull is subdivided into 30 watertight compartments by 3/8 in. thick plate bulkheads stiffened both vertically and horizontally; propulsion is by four General Motors, Cleveland Division, Model 12-567 diesel engines, each rated 900 hp at 750 rpm.


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    Title :

    Unusual towboat makes debut


    Additional title:

    Mar Eng


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1955


    Size :

    3 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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