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2. Fairbanks Morse 38 8-1/8 diesel engine - Wikipedia

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   The 38 8-1/8 engines are inline diesel engines, with combustion occurring between two opposed pistons within a single cylinder liner. The engine has a bore of 8-1/8 inches (206.4 mm), a stroke of 10 inches (254.0 mm) for each piston, and the cylinder height is 38 inches (970 mm). The engine block is of dry block construction. [1]

3. Kingston valve - Wikipedia

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   A Kingston valve is a type of seacock. [1] It is arranged so that, under normal operating conditions, sea pressure keeps the valve closed. [2] When opened from the ship's interior, [3] the Kingston valve allows sea water to enter the tank. The mechanism was introduced in 1837 [4] by John Kingston (1786–1847), an English engineer after whom it ...

4. USS Sailfish (SS-192) - Wikipedia

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   USS Sailfish (SS-192), was a US Sargo -class submarine, originally named Squalus. As Squalus, the submarine sank off the coast of New Hampshire during test dives on 23 May 1939. The sinking drowned 26 crew members, but an ensuing rescue operation, using the McCann Rescue Chamber for the first time, saved the lives of the remaining 33 aboard.

5. Upholder/Victoria-class submarine - Wikipedia

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   The Upholder/Victoria-class submarines, also known as the Type 2400 (due to their displacement of 2,400 tonnes), are a class of diesel-electric submarines built in the United Kingdom in the 1980s to supplement the nuclear submarines in the Submarine Service of the British Royal Navy . The boats were originally named the Upholder class, after ...

6. Category : Submarine tenders of the United States Navy

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   United States Navy submarine tenders are U.S. Navy vessels, common throughout World War II, stationed in remote areas of the oceans to service submarines assigned to them. Such service would include providing fuel, food, potable water, spare parts, and some repair of submarine equipment and minor hull components.

7. Virginia-class submarine - Wikipedia

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   Virginia. -class submarine. Only limited by food and maintenance requirements. The Virginia class, or the SSN-774 class, is the newest class of nuclear-powered cruise missile fast attack submarines in service with the United States Navy. The class is designed for a broad spectrum of open-ocean and littoral missions, including anti-submarine ...

8. USS Albacore (SS-218) - Wikipedia

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   USS Albacore (SS-218) USS. Albacore. (SS-218) USS Albacore in Measure 9 camouflage (dull black) off Groton, Connecticut, on 9 May 1942. USS Albacore (SS-218) was a Gato -class submarine which served in the Pacific Theater of Operations during World War II, winning the Presidential Unit Citation and nine battle stars for her service.

9. Subsea valves - Wikipedia

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   Subsea valves are used to isolate or control the flow of material through an undersea pipeline (submarine pipeline) or other apparatus.Most commonly used to transport oil and gas, they are designed to function in a sub-marine environment, withstanding the effects of raised external pressure, salt-water corrosion, and bubbles or debris in the material carried.