Patomac, 121 ft long; beam 20 ft; draft 8 ft light; 300-hp Fairbanks, Morse Diesel installed; State Port, 150 ft long; 28 ft beam; loaded draft 9 ft; 6-cyl Fairbanks, Morse Diesel with 14-in. bore and 17-in. stroke rated 400 hp at 250 rpm; Lexington, 122 ft long; beam 28 ft 6 in.; depth 8 ft 7 in.; 6-cyl 10 × 13 in. Atlas Imperial Diesel of 200 hp, operating at 324 rpm and driving boat at 10 mph.


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    Title :

    Diesel freighters in Chesapeake trade


    Additional title:

    Motorship


    Contributors:
    Krest, A.B. (author)

    Published in:

    Motorship ; 18 , n 10


    Publication date :

    1933


    Size :

    2 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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