The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-19
AMERICAN ENGINES
MAKE GOOD IN WAR
Four Nations Are Using Pm.
troll Boats Equipped With
Sterling Motors.
MORE ARE BEING Br1LT

England. Russia and Italy have had
high speed motor boats built In iris
country which have been used for patrol
service TO guard against the submarine.
The Russians had boats built At Green.
port. the English at the Elco Work. n.
Bayonne. 1taly's boats were built a,
home. but have been equipped with
American engines.
The engine required for boats ~ this
character must differ considerably from
the ordinary marine motor. 1t must he
a motor Of high speed, yet heavy enough
and strong enough to stand M a, ton
speed under full load for periods q,
eight. ten and twelve hours. In shor,
II must he a heavy duty speed engine
The Italian Government through ia
agents here purchased engines from the
Sterling Engine Company at Bufal,
and have found the Sterling new
, model r eight cylinder engine 20 be wall
! adapted for the service.
At Sestri Ponente near Genoa. Italy
is located the yard of Clio Nnstldo a
Co. prominent ship builders Of Italy.
one of the motor boats OF tn. dcs'rn
selected for the Italian naval patrol lee,
is "A craft so feet by 5 feet . inches, beam
displacing six tons whcn light 81. d,
equipped with two eight cyliuic- al
| inch by 6a,-inch Sterling engines
turning twin screws. TIE engines ara
turning 24-inch by 3O-it.h propeller,
from i.2O0 10 1900 revolution BE- min
ute. which give the boats Cd spool -
30 knots. or over - statute miles ne.
hour \ light gun is carried forward
and the petrol or gasoleue tanks arc 10
Gated we'll aft.
Clio. Ansaldo q Co. now are rushing 10
J completion a large number Of wave col.
Letting type boats Of trif,c largo- n.
mension than the boat seen iu tho uho.
tograph. These boats will he 30 zoe,
long by . feet beam and VIII d.splace
nine tons. Each boat will have ID ,air ~,
the new Model T.. S,crlings. oign, cylln.
der 5i2-inch by fa,-inch machi0.e
developing $50 horsepower Az 10hi
revolutions per minute and 2ou horse.
power at 1,50o revolutions por mIr.'.
and so constructed rs to hc able 'o main.
tain this speed perfectly for n per ID y,
eight 10 ten hours. shipment ~ these
engines is now being made. following
exhaustive tests and endurance -rirs
from which tho engines have ha.r
emerging with clean scores.
The Loew-Nictor Engine COMPANY o,
New York. which Will handle the Lew.
Victor and Harbeck motors east Of 81.
falo, has been established in IN. Egl-
table Building for only "A month. hut II
already has done a big husines.. ard
y. q. Rost. the nov yire-preaIdcrt md
sales manager. Is introducing q lfil- ~
his Chicago hustle here. lie has med
UP "A sumptuous suite Of of eos on 'he
thirty-ffth floor Of the big bulldog and
has a splendid collection Of marne
paintings M prints on the walls He
intends to make these offices tn. down.
town headquarters Of all yach'slncn.
Among the installations to he made
this winter are n pair of six cylinder
zoo TO 80 horsepower machines for
a 30 foot runAbout building At 'ha
Mathis yard at Camden for Livingston
l.. Riddle of Philadelphia. This Yacht
will be "A big addition to the speed rum
about class. The yacht has been 10.
signed by Bowes a Mower, and eNpert.
Inents with the model in the washington
tank show that 1t will l." fast. Another
pair OF these engines Will he installed n
"A - foot express cruiser which VII
be built this winter for Mr. Sellers 4
Philadelphia. This boat also was 10.
signed by Bowes a Mower.