Fairbanks-Morse, opposed piston, diesel engines. These engines, driving six Westinghouse marine generators, provide electrical power for the two 1,065 h.p. Each motor turns its own propellor. Four diesels drive the four LeCourtney centrifugal fire pumps through air clutches. Total output is 16,000 gallons per minute at 150 ppi.
Auxiliary equipment includes diesel generator sets, air compressors and motor-generator units.
A massive switchboard aft controls exciter and generator current while a smaller switchboard amidships distributes auxiliary and domestic power. The vessel is engine room controlled with orders sent from the wheel house via telegraphs. Steering is electro-mechanical with a manual back up. An oil fired furnace supplies steam heat. This organization is composed of a super group of people who got together and purchased the John J. Harvey from a City Of New York auction.