World's Most Interesting Diesel??
For those of you that want to view the exotic, try searching for "Napier Deltic."
The Napier Deltic is an engine the British built in the late 1940's as a diesel PT boat engine. It can be described as a "Triple V12 Two Cycle" but you have to see the way it is made to believe it.
The Deltic went on to be used in many applications, including a railroad locomotive. Apparently some of the PT boats in Viet Nam used these engines; one boat was mentioned developed 3100 HP.
Really remarkable.
Harry
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