All-welded steel fishing vessel built by Tacoma Boat Building Co, Tacoma; dimensions are 106.8 × 26.7 × 14 ft; propelled by 8-cyl 14 1/2 × 18 Washington Diesel engine developing 600 hp at 277 rpm; vessel features purse seine driven by 55-hp 3-cyl Detroit Diesel-driven Northern seiner winch, via Twin-Disc hydraulic torque converter drive with remote controls on deck.


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    Title :

    Defiance, Tacoma-built tuna seiner


    Additional title:

    Diesel Progress


    Contributors:

    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1948


    Size :

    2 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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