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16 Diesel Direct Drive in Tanker Colonial Beacon Two Engines—360 B.H. P. Engine Name of Engine—Fairbanks Morse; Year—1927 Builder—Fairbanks, Morse & Co.; Cycle—Two No. of Cylinders—6; B. H. P.—360; Action—Single Injection—Airless; Scavenging—Port, crankcase for engines 360 horsepower and below. Scav- enging pump for engines 560 to 840 brake horsepower ; Piston Cooling—No. Only in 560 b. h. p. and larger .R. P. M.—250; B. H. P. per Cylinder—60 Wkg. Strokes per Rev.—6; Lgth. O. A.—18 ft. 4 in, Height O. A.—7 ft. 5 in.; Width Overall—7 ft. 1 in. Weight—Including flywheel, 53,450 pounds Reversing—Direct; Air Compressor—Built in DESCRIPTION Two engines of this size and type direct connected to separate propeller shafts were installed in the oil tanker COLONIAL BEA- CON, owned and oper- ated by the Beacon Oil Co., Boston. The engine is of the two- cycle, airless injection type with port scav- enging and trunk pis- tons. Simplicity and ruggedness are fea- tures of the design. The operating controls are centralized. Vessel Name—Colonial Beacon; Type—Oil tanker Main Drive—Two diesel engines direct connected Length B. H. P.—2538 ft. 6 in.; Beam—40 ft. 0 in. Depth—15 ft. 0 in.; Draft—12 ft. 0 in. No. of Propellers—Two Fuel Consumption—Lbs. per b.h.p. per hr.—0.46 Generators—Two of 50 k. w. each; One of 18 k. w. All three driven by Fairbanks, Morse diesels The tanker COLONIAL BEACON was built to clear barge canal bridges and locks. She carries gaso- line and light oils from’ refineries at tidewater along the coast to inland distributing points. The vessel was built by the Sun Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co. for the Beacon Oil Co., Boston. Some of the Standard Sizes of Engines Built R. P. M. Cycle No. Cyls. 400 360 360 250 250 250 250 250 NNYNNrNnnwr ANE AERA L. O. A. Height Width Weight feet inches feet inches feet inches 10 8 ‘ 534, 12,870 9 / F 14,900 13 0 A 21,050 14 yy, 5 38,300 18 538,450 18 : 72,800 20 . 83,260 23 2%, 95,420 Also from 25 to 100 b. h. p. engines and diesel generator LPRIRS BEATOR MARINE REVIEW—November, 1927