This diesel engine has apparently been removed from a tugboat and is seen on land located near a tugboat dock along the Saint Johns River in downtown Jacksonville, Florida, Fall 1972
This diesel engine has apparently been removed from a tugboat and is seen on land located near a tugboat dock along the Saint Johns River in downtown Jacksonville, Florida, Fall 1972. This diesel engine appears to be an old FM (Fairbanks Moorse) 8 cyliner opposed piston engine that actually has 16 pistons with two crankshafts, upper and lower. These engines were famous for their application in American WWII submarines. They were also used in various shipboard and U.S. Navy applications, for power generators, prime movers for railroad locomotives, etc. I believe the bridge seen in the background is the Mathews Bridge for passage of vehicles across the Saint Johns River.
This diesel engine has apparently been removed from a tugboat and is seen on land located near a tugboat dock along the Saint Johns River in downtown Jacksonville, Florida, Fall 1972
This diesel engine has apparently been removed from a tugboat and is seen on land located near a tugboat dock along the Saint Johns River in downtown Jacksonville, Florida, Fall 1972. This diesel engine appears to be an old FM (Fairbanks Moorse) 8 cyliner opposed piston engine that actually has 16 pistons with two crankshafts, upper and lower. These engines were famous for their application in American WWII submarines. They were also used in various shipboard and U.S. Navy applications, for power generators, prime movers for railroad locomotives, etc. I believe the bridge seen in the background is the Mathews Bridge for passage of vehicles across the Saint Johns River.