Quadruple Engines

[sh71382]

The engine room onboard the Manitowoc has been copletely gutted, in order to sell the barge in the future, or haul actual cargo it needed a load line, and it could not get one with all that weight in her belly. It was gutted a few years ago.

[Guest]

There's been some discussion about repowering Delphine, so these unique Quads are actually threatened.

[William Lafferty]

Are there any available photos of her engine room. I mean, this is a discussion of quadruple expansion steam engines. It would be really interesting to see the guts of this beauty.

Here are a couple. Also, page 27 of her sale brochure at: http://www.ssdelphine.com/foto/ssdelphinebrochure.pdf

[Rob]

The last operating Quadruple Expansion Steam Engines built on the Great Lakes (2) are still in the ex Dodge Yacht Delphine. She is currently laid up in Tunisia

I believe SS Delphine is up for sale if you have some loose change burning a hole in your pocket.

http://www.bernard-gallay.com/yacht-for ... ELPHINE-10

Are there any available photos of her engine room. I mean, this is a discussion of quadruple expansion steam engines. It would be really interesting to see the guts of this beauty.

[Coalburner]

Sorry about that Shawn, I knew it began with an "M". Anyway, was interesting to go inside. Very dark in there.

[renewablejohn]

The last operating Quadruple Expansion Steam Engines built on the Great Lakes (2) are still in the ex Dodge Yacht Delphine. She is currently laid up in Tunisia

I believe SS Delphine is up for sale if you have some loose change burning a hole in your pocket.

http://www.bernard-gallay.com/yacht-for ... ELPHINE-10

[Shawn]

Just a little off topic, The old ferry Milwaukee (now a deck barge at KK Logistics in Menominee, MI.) ...

That would be the Manitowoc, in case anyone is wanting to research.

Kind regards,
Shawn

[Coalburner]

Just a little off topic, The old ferry Milwaukee (now a deck barge at KK Logistics in Menominee, MI.) has 4 compound 2 cylinder engines buried below her deck in one engine room (still in there). 2 shafts go forward under the boilers (still in there) and 2 shafts go aft.

[Steamchief]

The last operating Quadruple Expansion Steam Engines built on the Great Lakes (2) are still in the ex Dodge Yacht Delphine. She is currently laid up in Tunisia

[JL]

There were many more that had Quads in their bellies:

Ralph Budd, Robert W E Bunsen, Conneaut, Cornell, James E Davidson, John Dunn Jr, Wm Edenborn, Isaac Ellwood, Sparkman Foster,Hamonic....

The list goes on and on

[TWilush]

Stewart J. Cort has 2 screws, 2 engines powering each screw.

The Cort is about as far as you can get from a quadruple expansion steam engine. That's what the poster was referring to.

[CottonwoodStudios]

Stewart J. Cort has 2 screws, 2 engines powering each screw.

[Ron J]

Need your help in doing some research for marketing a project. Any help would be appreciated. Are there any more "quads" on the great lakes other than:

Milwaukee Clipper
Keewatin
EM Ford

That's all I can think of. Did I miss any?