Tug, CIS 6, built by St Louis Shipbldg and Steel Co, for Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corp to be used in shifting coal barges at landings on Monongahela River; length 70 ft; breadth 18 ft; depth 9 ft; Diesel electric drive consists of Fairbanks-Morse 420-hp 7-cyl Model 31A Diesel turning General Electric d-c propulsion generator at 514 rpm; 290-kw 250-v generator supplies current to General Electric d-c propulsion motor rated 350 hp at 350/400 rpm, turning 4-bladed bronze propeller.


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    Title :

    DE towboat of unusual design


    Additional title:

    Motorship


    Published in:

    Motorship ; 34 , n 7


    Publication date :

    1949


    Size :

    2 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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