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Item
Title
D160595-3
Date(s)
- 1971 (Creation)
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(1919-1980)
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ca. 1971. Engine room of tuna seiner, "A.K. Strom." The steel 225-foot fishing boat was driven by a 3,100 hp diesel engine. She could carry a maximum of 1400 tons of tuna at 16 knots. The General Electric main propulsion engine was the first G.E. diesel ever used in a marine installation. The "A.K. Strom" was launched on March 20, 1971 at Tacoma Boatbuilding facilities. She would be delivered to her owners in San Diego over Memorial Day weekend. Photograph ordered by General Electric, Erie, PA. (Marine Digest, June 5, 1971; TNT 3-19-71, A-5 article) TPL-9536
Fishing boats--Tacoma--1970-1980; Engines; Engine rooms; Boat & ship industry--Tacoma--1970-1980; Tacoma Boat Building Co., Inc. (Tacoma);