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NEW YORK CENTRAL No. 34—Diesel Electric Tug Name—NeEw YoRK CENTRAL No. 34 Owner—New York Central railroad Builder-—Staten Island Shipbuilding Co. Naval Architect—J. W. Millard & Bro. Launched—Oct. 15, 1926; completed, Jan. 11, 1927; sister tug New York Central No. 33, was launched Sept. 11, 1926, and completed Jan. 8, 1927. Classification—Harbor tug boat. HULL PARTICULARS Length overall, 108 feet; length between per- pendiculars, 96 feet; breadth molded, 26 feet; depth molded, 13 feet 3 inches; draft, 10 feet 2 inches; gross tonnage, 242; net tonnage, 164; bunker fuel capacity, in gallons, 8000; speed, 12 knots. MACHINERY PARTICULARS Main Engines—Two, Ingersoll-Rand type PR 6-cylinder, 4-cycle solid injection 14-inch diame- ter by 19-inch stroke, oil engines. Main Generators—Two, General Electric, 270 kilowatts, compound wound and each with a 30 kilowatt exciter attached. ‘Each generator is direct-connected to one of the above mentioned oil engines arranged parallel to the center line in a fore and aft direction. They operate at 265 revolutions per minute. Connected in series — N-Y-CENT N@? 34 — — INGERSOLL RAND ENGINES —— Chas Gat Soiassss iru hee : i i (Lp 1 Seal oR Pogo f Bg) rs al “18” B"Frame “Spacit in i ns Sa 96'-0" Batween Perpendieuiors ‘Extreme Length Overall 108’ DESCRIPTION A diesel electric tug boat of substantial steel construction throughout used for towing barges and carfloats and for shift- ing in the New York Central service in and about New York har- bor. This type of drive with pilot house con- trol gives the captain control of operation. they normally supply 480-volt direct current for the 650 shaft horsepower double armature propulsion motor. Electric Motor—One, General Electric, direct- connected to propeller shaft capable of deliver- ing 650 shaft horsepower at from 115 to 145 revolutions per minute. AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT Manufacturers of: Pumps—Northern Pump; Cameron Steering Engine—Hyde Windlass Co. Propeller—F. Ferguson & Son Electric Generators—General Electric Co. Silencers—Maxim Silencer Co. Valves—Lunkenheimer Co.; Leslie Diesel Aux. Gen. Set—Hill Diesel Engine Co. Compressor—Ingersoll-Rand. Heating—American Radiator Co. Pilot House Control—Cory Except for size the tug boat illustrated on this page is the same in exterior appearance as other tugs of the fleet. Though not required, the stack has been retained for housing the exhaust pipes of the engines and ventilation. There is the outstanding feature, high eco- nomy of operation, approximately 25 gallons of fuel oil is used to drive this tug one hour. —- DIESEL ELECTRIC —— — _SINGLE SCREW. STEEL BARS TUGBOAT — A CTHE =— NEW YORK “CENTRAL RR oo — scare “e=lroor — -— DESIGNED BY --- ST WMILLARO £BRO. — —— CONSULTING NAVAL ARCHITECTS be «reat (7 STATE S* NEW YORK — mm | ae 7 Ss = \€ Frame Spacing. : MARINE REVIEW—April, 1927