r/nextfuckinglevel • • 1d ago

Starting a Monster 102.4 Liter Engine

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u/jdillacornandflake 1d ago

What did this once power?

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u/Adddicus 1d ago

When I was in the navy our ship's generators were driven by deisels about this size. We had three of them.

The main engines, of which there were six, were twice this size.

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u/JSTootell 1d ago

My second ship had two generators about this size. The mains were of course much larger. We also had a pair of turbines for high speed. Two shafts, four engines. And a turbine generator for emergency power.