GM 6-71 Diesel Engine, Used on Jacques Cousteau's Ship "Calypso"
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The flexible Detroit Diesel Series 71 engine, introduced in 1938, powered a wide range of equipment including trucks, buses, farm tractors, and stationary generators. This six-cylinder example drove an electric generator aboard Calypso, the research ship used by French oceanographer Jacques Cousteau. The dependable Calypso engine provided more than 100,000 hours of service from 1943 until its replacement in 1981.
The flexible Detroit Diesel Series 71 engine, introduced in 1938, powered a wide range of equipment including trucks, buses, farm tractors, and stationary generators. This six-cylinder example drove an electric generator aboard Calypso, the research ship used by French oceanographer Jacques Cousteau. The dependable Calypso engine provided more than 100,000 hours of service from 1943 until its replacement in 1981.
Artifact
Diesel engine
Date Made
circa 1945
Subject Date
1950-1981
Keywords
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
86.157.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Detroit Diesel Allison Division, General Motors Corporation.
Material
Iron (Metal)
Steel (Alloy)
Dimensions
Diameter: 4.25 in (Bore)
Length: 5 in (Stroke)
Width: 32 in
Height: 37 in
Length: 61 in
Weight: 2500 lbs
Inscriptions
On data plate: GM/ DIESEL/ ENGINE/ MODEL 6-71 RC/ SERIAL D-2431/ H. P. 90 R.P.M. 1200/ TWO CYCLE 4 1/4 X 5/ GENERAL MOTORS CORP./ CLEVELAND DIESEL ENGINE DIVISION/ CLEVELAND, OHIO, U.S.A.
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