OIL FUEL FOR SHIPS.
In deciding to make more extensive trials of oil fuel in the British Navy, it appears the Admiralty were considerably influenced by the results obtained in th<- Russian battleship Rostilave. There the black, smoke, which forms one of the greatest drawbacks to the use of liquid fuel, has.been got rid of, the ship’s radius of action has been increased by 50 per cent., a most important gain in fighting efficency, whilst the number of stokers required to work her was just one half that needed whilst coal was used. In addition, the vessel’s fuel supply was replenisher! in 2 hours, whereas it is a good day’s work to fill a battleship’s bunkers with coal, no matter how smart at this work the crew may be.
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Kaikoura Star, Volume XXII, Issue 35, 11 March 1902, Page 7
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129OIL FUEL FOR SHIPS. Kaikoura Star, Volume XXII, Issue 35, 11 March 1902, Page 7
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