M.V. Sergeant Floyd: Engines and Throttle Stand: Correction

This article advises there is conflicting information regarding the horse power of the original engines and when the engines were replaced: M.V. Sergeant Floyd: Engines and Throttle Stand

This placard displayed on board the M.V. Sergeant Floyd states the original engines were 400 HP:

The horse power of the original engines were 300 HP, as stated in this brochure M.V. Sergeant Floyd, available for free to visitors:

The info on the pacard stating they were 400 HP is incorrect.

The title blocks of these drawings show a dates in 1936, but also list the second pair of engines, which are 600 HP that replaced the original 300 HP engines:

The drawing titled " ARRANGEMENT OF MAIN DECK AND OUTBOARD PROFILE" shows the engine room as having the 300 HP Fairbanks engines:

This web site: M.V. Sgt. Floyd History states the engines were replaced in 1962. This placard states the engines were replaced during the last twenty years the M.V. Sergeant Floyd was in service:

The web site and the placard are correct. The drawings are incorrect.



Previous articles:
M.V. Sergeant Floyd: Before the Boat
M.V. Sergeant Floyd: Laying the Keel, Naming, and Launch Announcement
M.V. Sergeant Floyd: Engines and Throttle Stand
M.V. Sergeant Floyd: Fire Extinguishing System
M.V. Sergeant Floyd: Plan Views
M.V. Sergeant Floyd: Pilothouse Controls and Equipment
M.V. Sergeant Floyd: Ships Bell
M.V. Sergeant Floyd: Ships Horn
M.V. Sergeant Floyd: Voice Tube
M.V. Sergeant Floyd: Ships Telephone
M.V. Sergeant Floyd: Instructions
M.V. Sergeant Floyd: Atomic Attack Instructions
M.V. Sergeant Floyd: Hawser Line
M.V. Sergeant Floyd: Block and Tackle
M.V. Sergeant Floyd: Pilot House
M.V. Sergeant Floyd: Captain's Quarters
M.V. Sergeant Floyd: Chief Engineer's Quarters
M.V. Sergeant Floyd: Radio Room
M.V. Sergeant Floyd: Third Deck Bath
M.V. Sergeant Floyd: Testing and Certification
M.V. Sergeant Floyd: Coat of Arms of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
M.V. Sergeant Floyd: Quarter Boats
M.V. Sergeant Floyd: River Charts
M.V. Sergeant Floyd: It Seemed She Met Herself
M.V. Sergeant Floyd: Where She Wintered
M.V. Sergeant Floyd: Captain's Journals
M.V. Sergeant Floyd: Sketches
M.V. Sergeant Floyd: Undated Photos
M.V. Sergeant Floyd: Dated Photos
M.V. Sergeant Floyd: Bicentennial Tour
M.V. Sergeant Floyd: Additional Information, History and Statistics
M.V. Sergeant Floyd: Coming Ashore
M.V. Sergeant Floyd: Sergeant Floyd Welcome Center and River Museum
M.V. Sergeant Floyd: Flags and Mast
M.V. Sergeant Floyd: The Boat Today