GM 6-71 Diesel Engine, Used on Jacques Cousteau's Ship "Calypso"
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The adaptable 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 adaptable 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 1941
Subject Date
1950-1981
Creators
General Motors Corporation. Cleveland Diesel Engine Division
Kettering, Charles Franklin, 1876-1958
Place of Creation
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)
Color
Silver (Color)
Dimensions
Diameter: 4.25 in (Bore)
Length: 5 in (Stroke)
Height: 40 in
Width: 30 in
Length: 64 in
Weight: 2500 lbs
Inscriptions
on General Motors 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. on Ingersoll-Rand data plate: Serial Number: C435163 Unknown Number: 1EAV on Woodward data plate: Part Number: 040420 Serial Number 72370 Woodward Governor Company Fort Collins Colorado USA on Lockport Harrison New York data plate: WATER Date: 2/ (unidentifiable number) 1 TEST PR 100/100 WORK PR. 75 TO WATER CUS. ORD. HX134010-MR MODEL NO. 2416-297 SERIAL NO. 1-235 (unidentifiable number) 0
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