Maritime History of the Great Lakes

Marine Review (Cleveland, OH), January 1926, p. 39

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January, 1926 Tugboat ‘Cornell’? pow- ered with a 330 S.H.P., 6-cylinder Nelseco Diesel engine... owned by the Cornell Steamship Com- pany, New York City. Nelseco Diesels are built under M.A. N. patents; 2- or 4-cycle type; single or double acting; mechanical or air injection; in 4-cycle, single acting type from 100 H. P. to 800 H. P.; in 2-cycle, double-acting type, from 1000 H.P. to 10,000 H.P.; suitable for yachts, tugs, freight and passenger vessels. A 180 H. P. Nelseco Diesel is con- veniently placed for your examina- tion at PORT ELCO 247 Park Avenue, New York, N. Y. Demonstrations made on appointment MARINE REVIEW First tugboat equipped with Diesel-gear reduction drive | aoa March the steam tug, “Cornell” was re- built for Diesel engine installation at the Kingston Works of the Cornell Steamboat Co. There she was fitted with a 330 H. P. Nelseco Diesel engine and a Reduction and Reverse Gear interposed between engine and propeller. Since that time she has been in continuous 24- hour daily operation, handling all types of har- bor work without delay...and with a substantial saving in operating costs. So successful has been the operation of the “Cornell” that the owners are now converting a duplicate tugboat to Bol pases Diesel power with gear reduction. ag. This is only one of the aie successful Nelseco Diesel installations that have been made in the - past few years. Don’t postpone the conversion of your vessels to Diesel power. Let the Nelseco engineers tell you how easily you can reduce operating costs and increase cargo capacity and profits. Nelseco facilities include complete conversion or steel ship building construction. THE NEW LONDON SHIP & ENGINE CoO. Groton, Conn. U3, Aa 39 Ori Please mention MARINE REVIEW when writing to Advertisers ginal licensees from and collaborators with M.A.N. since 1910

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