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carguy · 09-28-2006, 11:27 PM

Resident 2B:

The diesel submarine that I served on in the late 1960's had three 1600 HP Faibanks Morse opposed piston diesel motors, and they looked a lot bigger than the two engines in the Mount's engine room. I stand by my 1230 or closely thereabouts horsepower figure, definately not 13,000 HP.

09-28-2006, 11:27 PM	#22
carguy Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Norwich, CT Posts: 199 Thanks: 4 Thanked 14 Times in 8 Posts	Diesel Engines Resident 2B: The diesel submarine that I served on in the late 1960's had three 1600 HP Faibanks Morse opposed piston diesel motors, and they looked a lot bigger than the two engines in the Mount's engine room. I stand by my 1230 or closely thereabouts horsepower figure, definately not 13,000 HP. __________________ Best Regards, Carguy Norwich, CT 06360