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Old 02-17-10, 01:20 PM   #5
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Good right up on diesels:

http://www.maritime.org/fleetsub/diesel/chap1.htm

Early diesel were unreliable. The HOR in particular. I was pronounced 'whore' as the HOR was that bad. Not to sure about the German diesel. It was an intricate machine. More so than I would say Fairbanks Morse used in the US submarines.
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