Diesel continues to gain ground over steam

2012-09-01T00:30:00

One of the Australian tugs that had more than doubled its bollard pull after a conversion from steam to Diesel power

It is interesting to note that, even as comparatively recently as 50 years ago, there was still a widely and strongly held opinion that Diesel engines were unsuitable for passenger ships, on account of greater noise and vibration than steam turbines.

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