Seagoing diesel engines Fairbanks-Morse
fairbanks-morse opposed piston diesel engines on wwii submarine uss pampanito (ss-383) (on display in san francisco).
prior world war ii fairbanks-morse developed marine engine using unusual opposed piston (o. p.) design, similar in arrangement series of german junkers aircraft diesels. common variant submarines through 1990s 38d 8-1/8 engine, ranging 4 12 cylinders. engine delivered u.s. navy in large numbers, use in fleet submarines, used 9- or 10-cylinder versions main engines in world war ii. when innovative faulty pancake engines of tang class proved unworkable, replaced world war ii-style fairbanks-morse engines, , these remained standard on diesel-powered submarines through 1960s. these , other fairbanks-morse o. p. engines used backup power on nuclear submarines through seawolf class of 1990s. fairbanks-morse ranked 60th among united states corporations in value of world war ii military production contracts. navy has had fairbanks-morse diesels in operation on submarines continuously since 1938. remain in service on los angeles-, seawolf-, , ohio-class nuclear submarines of navy. in addition o.p. engines (used in uscgc hamilton class), fairbanks-morse license builds pielstick (used in whidbey island-class dock landing ships , san antonio-class amphibious transport docks), alco (used in uscgc polar sea), , m.a.n. design engines.
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