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原文传递 First Diesel-Powered Towboat Had A Productive Life

题名：	First Diesel-Powered Towboat Had A Productive Life
正文语种：	eng
作者：	DAVID SMITH
摘要：	In 1923 the Nashville Bridge Company, Nashville, Tenn., launched a vessel that was a "first." It was the sternwheel towboat Harvey, built for T.L. Herbert & Son. The boat was 93 by 26.8 feet with a hull depth of 4.3 feet. It had a steel hull with a cabin built entirely of wood. The Harvey's immediate claim to fame was the means of power. According to Capt. Fred Way in the 1951 edition of the Inland River Record, the boat had the first installation of fully diesel engines on the inland rivers. These were Worthing-ton engines developing a total of 240 hp. They were connected to twin sternwheels turned by gears. The Harvey was transferred in 1945 to Sangravel Company, Paducah, Ky., and re-powered with a pair of Fairbanks Morse model 35 diesels totaling 480 hp. In 1949 it is shown as owned by W.G. Bush & Company, Nashville, and in 1951 it was sold to Nugent Sand Company, Louisville, Ky.
出版年：	2021
期刊名称：	Waterways Journal
卷：	134
期：	46
页码：	18-19