Doxford engine

Video of the twin Diesel Doxford engines on board the cruise ship Ocean Monarch.
The ship was built in 1955 by Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson as Port Sidney.
This is a genuine Doxford engine, while the engine on sister ship Princess Danae is a design by Harland and Wolff based on the Doxford design.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• Diesel
• Engine
• Ship
• Doxford

[russellkeb]

Good video, VG quality. Something wrong with supporting info. Port Sydney built by Swan Hunter 1955, engines by Wallsend Slipway (Miramar Ship Index (ship ID 5282627). See also You-Tube posting "Doxford Engines-Port Sydney" which also shows crankcase covers bearing name "Wallsend Doxford".

Cheers russellKeb

[gquadrado]

Regarding the builder you are correct and I've changed the info, it was her sister ship Port Melbourne that was built by Harland and Wolff. Regarding the engine, Doxford refers not to the manufacturer but to the engine structure and operation. In this sense, the engines in Port Sydney are genuine Doxford engines, while the engines in Port Melbourne show considerable differences.

Regards

Gonçalo

[Fullsearevs]

I am reminded of all the upper cylinder lube oil lines that i made and fitted, some did not when i was an apprentice and the second gave me hell. But we always seemed to be making these water coolant pipes as well a real nightmare. did anyone change a banjo in the crankcase while at sea? That was a mighty hot and uncomfortable job wrapped in sacking and trying not to vanish into the sump full of hoy lube oil. Happy days of the glad rag brigade. !!

[Fullsearevs]

I am reminded of all the upper cylinder lube oil lines that i made and fitted, some did not when i was an apprentice and the secind gave me hell. But we always seemed to be making these water coolant pipes as well a real nightmare. did anyone change a banjo in the crankcase while at sea? That was a mighty hot and uncomfortable job wrapped in sacking and trying not to vanish into the sump full of hoy lube oil. Happy days of the glad rag brigade. !!

[Slipper777]

Beautiful, poetry in motion - LBD Doxfords.

[Truimphful]

Oil and water do not mix. If I had a penny for every time a C/E tells me about the wobder of Doxford!! Yes lovely! bring back sail he he. Pity you can't throw a spanner at me on Utube lol.

[douro20]

@bergybit2004

It is being slowly moved to the Anson Engine Museum. It took a lot of work to keep the engine from being scrapped.

[PASCRAA]

worked on this ship as a pasry cook..some swesome stories and I lived in the shipyards in sunderland great creatures

[bergybit2004]

Isthe single cylinder prototype Doxford still running at Shields Marine and Tech.

I helped build it in 67-68 and then went on to sail with one on the Shell tanker Amoria , a delightful experience(not)

[mountwood2002]

What a fantastic video, I thought I'd never see a good ole' Doxford again.I used to work for T and J Harrisons many years ago and sailed on the MV Custodian and MV Plainsman. Very happy memories come flooding back, apart from one trip on the Plainsman when we stopped every day homeward bound from East Africa to the Uk. with water leaks in the engine, oh happy days.Thanks again for re-awakening the memories.Andy 4th Engineer.

[russellkeb]

Hi Gonçalo,

Thanks for the reply. I wasn't being critical. Regarding the engines, I accept that they are genuine, the point I was trying to make is that they were built under license by Wallsend Slipway. Either way, it is a cracking video and as an ex Doxford apprentice I still love to see them in motion. Many thanks for posting the video.