Diesel tugboat with tow of three integrated barges built by St Louis Shipbldg and Steel Co for Standard Oil Co of Ohio; each of three barges, with 290 ft length, 50 ft beam, and 12 ft depth, has capacity of 81,680 bbl of gasoline at 9 ft 6 in. draft; towboat is 150 ft by 35 ft by 10 ft 6 in.; main propulsion is by pair of General Motors Model 16278A 2-cycle 16-cyl Diesel engines, each developing 1600 hp at 750 rpm. (see also Motorship v 34 n 7 July 1949 p 18-20; Naut Gaz v 143 n 6 June 1949 p 22-3; World Petroleum v 20 n 7 July 1949 p 34-5)


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    Title :

    Diesel towboat Sohio Cleveland


    Additional title:

    Mar Eng Shipg Rev



    Publication date :

    1949


    Size :

    4 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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