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

M.V. Sergeant Floyd: Ships Horn

The M.V. Sergeant Floyd has a ships horn used to signal the crew and other water vessels.

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 Bell

The M.V. Sergeant Floyd has a bell that was used to signal the crew and others as to the time during a work shift and to signal other vessels on the water. The bell was controlled from the pilothouse.

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: Pilothouse Controls and Equipment

Commands were sent to the engine room from the third deck pilothouse instructing the crew in the engine room what to set the engines to via the ships telegraph.

The pilothouse also had other equipment used by the crew including, but not limited to: radar, port "spotlight" control, signal bell, depth finder, wiper control, compass, ships telephone, rudder control, voice tube, bell signal, and starboard "spotlight" control.

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: Plan Views

The plan views of the M.V. Sergeant Floyd show the upgrade to the new 600 HP Bessemer Cooper engines along with the plan details of the rest of the boat.

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: Fire Extinguishing System

Fire was always a risk and danger on board the M.V. Sergeant Floyd and watercraft like her. She was installed with the most advanced fire suppression and extinguishing system of the day.

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