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DESCRIPTION This vessel is pow- ered with two four- CyCLe, six-cylinder, single acting, solid in- jection diesel engines of 3800 brake horse- power each. The en- gines are direct revers- ing by shifting cam- shaft. Each engine has an attached air compressor for starting air only. There is also an auxiliary diesel driven air compressor. Engine Name of Engine—Standard diesel; Year—1931 Builder—Standard Motor Construction Co. Cycle—4; No. of Cylinders—6; B.H.P.— 300 Action—Single; Injection—Mechanical (solid) ‘Piston Coolg.—Air; Bore—11 in.; Stroke—15 in. R.P.M.—350; Piston Speed—-875 feet per minute Pressure Brake—80 pounds per sq. inch (mean) B.H.P. per Cyl.—50; Mech. Efficiency—85 % Stroke to Bore—1.36; Wkg. Strokes per Rev.—3 Length O.A.—14 feet 7% inches Height O.A.—6 ft. 10% in.; Width OA. 42. in: Weight—26,400 lbs.; Lbs. per B.H.P.—88 Reversing—Direct by shifting camshaft Air Compressor—Attached; starting air only Vessel Name—Red Star; Type—Diesel freighter Owner—Victor Lynn Transportation Co. Builder—Midland Barge Co., Midland, Pa. Main Drive—Twin screw, diesel direct Length B.P.—155 feet; Beam—31 ft. 11 in. Depth—12 feet; Draft—9 feet Speed—In knots, 11.5; No. of Propellers—Two Fuel Consumption—Lb. per b.h.p. per h.—0.42 Generator—One 20 k.w. at 600 r.p.m. Diehl Mfg. Co. Direct connected on common sub-base to NKIOW Lym Tansee tase ee. MARINE Review—November, 1931 Diesel Direct Drive in Freighter Red Star Two Engines—Each 300 B.H.P. Engine four-cylinder, six-inch bore by eight-inch stroke for driving generator also connected to 90 cu. ft. per min. air compressor. Standard diesel engine. ~ Remarks This twin screw diesel freighter now in use on Chesapeake bay between Salisbury, Md. and Balti- more, was built in the interior at Midland, Pa. Delivery to the owner was made after a maiden voyage from the builder’s plant via the Ohio and Mississippi rivers, Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic coast, a total distance of about 4000 miles, which in itself is rather an unusual performance. From Pittsburgh she carried a cargo of food products for delivery to river ports on the way. The trip from Fittsburgh to New Orleans, a distance of 2000 miles, is reported to have been made in less than seven days and the remainder of the voyage from New Orleans to Baltimore, about 2000 miles, in six days. The Rep Srar is now in service with other vessels of the owner’s fleet on Chesapeake bay in fast freight delivery to interior points around Baltimore by means of a coordinated trucking service. This is a happy illustration of a combination of efficient means of transportation for satisfactory service.