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  2. Black gang (ship) - Wikipedia

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    The black gang are the members of a ship's crew who work in the fire room/engine room; [1] they are also called stokers or firemen. [2] They are called "black" because of the soot and coal dust that is thick in the air in the fire room/engine room. The term began being used in the days of coal-fired steamships.

  3. Engine room - Wikipedia

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    Main engine deck of a cargo vessel Location of a ship's engine room on a bulk carrier Engine room of the Mercy Ship Caribbean Mercy in 1997. Her propulsion diesel is an MAK. EMD diesels in the engine room of the Research Vessel Davidson circa 2002. On a ship, the engine room (ER) [1] is the compartment where the machinery for marine propulsion ...

  4. Fire room - Wikipedia

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    Vessels typically contained several engines for different purposes. Main, or propulsion engines are used to turn the ship's propeller and move the ship through the water. . The fire room got its name from the days when ships burned coal to heat steam to drive the steam engines or turbines; the room was where the stokers spent their days shoveling coal continuously onto the grates under the ...

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  6. British Engineerium - Wikipedia

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    The slate roof has flat-topped gables set above pediments at the top of each engine room. The two engine rooms are two-storey and have a three-bay, three-window range; they flank the single-storey boiler room which also has three bays. The left- and right-hand bays are recessed; all have windows that are similar to those of the engine rooms. [1 ...

  7. Engine Room Recordings - Wikipedia

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    Engine Room Recordings is an independent record label with a roster of indie rock and alternative rock musicians. Beyond marketing and distribution for its artists, the label does booking and artist management. Engine Room Recordings is part of the Engine Room Audio group, a New York City-based company offering various services to recording ...

  8. Russian battleship Gangut (1911) - Wikipedia

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    The central engine room had two each low-pressure ahead and astern turbines as well as two cruising turbines driving the two center shafts. The engines had a total designed output of 42,000 shaft horsepower (31,319 kW ), but they produced 52,000 shp (38,776 kW) during her sister Poltava ' s full-speed trials on 21 November 1915 and gave a top ...

  9. Formula 4S Powerboat World Championship - Wikipedia

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    One is a good safety. Boats of F-4s are equipped with safety cockpits taken from elder classes F1H2O and F2H2O. Currently, no fatalities or serious injuries among pilots of this class have been recorded. Also it need to emphasize affordable price of enter to this class and low costs comparing to other Formula classes – F1, F2, F500.