STEERING UNIT FOR MARINE CRAFT

A marine unit mounted either forward or aft of a barge for steering or for steering and propelling same, including a spherical hull section being rotatable about the central vertical axis of a stationary deck section. After being rotated a predetermined amount, the marine unit is capable of shifting...

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1. Verfasser: JACKSON W,US
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Zusammenfassung:A marine unit mounted either forward or aft of a barge for steering or for steering and propelling same, including a spherical hull section being rotatable about the central vertical axis of a stationary deck section. After being rotated a predetermined amount, the marine unit is capable of shifting the barge in a lateral direction for purposes of steering it along a desired path. Shifting of the barge is effected by a pair of propulsion devices spaced on opposite sides of the central vertical axis.