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The Duncan Bruce
| 题名： | The Duncan Bruce |
| 正文语种： | eng |
| 作者： | CAPT. DAVID SMITH |
| 摘要： | As mentioned previously in these columns dealing with early diesel towboats, the Charles Ward Engineering Works of Charleston, W.Va., was an early proponent of prop-driven vessels. However, in 1927, Ward constructed a towboat that was described in a 1978 paper written by B.F. McCabe Jr. and G. P. Parkinson Jr. as "A Last Attempt to Revive the Stern-wheel Towboat."This was the Duncan Bruce, built for the W.C. Kelly Barge Line. Ward had previously built the smaller sternwheel W.C. Kelley and the twin-screw Geo. T. Price-both diesel-powered-for Kelly, and along with the Bruce in 1927 they also constructed the twin-screw W.A. Shephard for that firm, a near duplicate of the Price.The Duncan Bruce had twin stern-wheels, connected to a pair of 360 hp. Fairbanks Morse diesels by a complicated gearing system. The engines were located forward and in the hull of the vessel, with shafting running to the first series of gears in the stern compartment, and these were then linked to more gearing mounted between the sternwheels. The hull of the boat was 135 by 35 by 6 feet, with an overall length of 160 feet. |
| 出版年： | 2022 |
| 期刊名称： | The Waterways Jouranl |
| 卷： | 135 |
| 期： | 45 |
| 页码： | 20-22 |
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