Marine Engine Collection of Mystic Seaport
Gas Engine & Power Company
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Engine Builder: Model: Make: Gas Engine & Power Company Inboard/Outboard: Inboard Engine Type: Naphtha Production Date: 1904 Engine Design: Other Overall Condition: Good Rebuilt/Restored: Restored Horsepower: 2 Cylinders: 1 Bore: Stoke: Coolant: Accession:1953.3071.1 Remarks: See reprint in file of article from "Rudder" magizine on this and other engines at MSM, and a report "An Historical Study of the four Power Launches" by John M Kochiss dated April 12, 1968. This engine ran at a naphtha vapor pressure of 65 pounds per square inch, which developed an engine speed of 600 rpm. This produced a hull speed of about 5 knots.
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