Doxford Engines-Port Sydney

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Uploaded by on Sep 24, 2007

Video taken in 2005 on Ocean Monarch ex Port Sydney of upper platform.

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  • @shabaniboy

    B&W have never made opposed engine ?

  • Sailed on three, fore, five and six cylinder Doxford's. They were an engine and a half alright and the timing chain weighed about two tons and was a complete pig to get in. The air start system at 600 psi was a fatality on several ships and you had to make sure that no oil got into the air start system. They had their querks but were a pig to maintain.

  • reminds me of all the Palm Line ships I sailed on as an engineer officer.

    Last sea going ship was Akassa Palm but she was an MAN seven cylinder.

  • reminds me of all the Palm Line ships I sailed on as an engineer officer.

  • Poetry in motion

    

  • A Maintainers nightmare!

    Thank god for Sulzers.

  • nostalgism to the Nth degree.

    Now I can show my children what my job was

    Last voyage S2E MV Port Wellington 1971

  • Doxfords continued building until 1982. I believe that the demise of the Doxford was not so much due to the competition but down to the lack of investment and the decision not to issue build licences to overseas engineering companies (especially Germany and Japan). Note that all the engines (except 3)built after 1965 (the intro of the 'J' type) were built by Doxfords. The other factor was nationalisation of the British shipbuilding industry.

  • Doxfords went into decline with the advent of the SulzerRD engine in the late fifties. They were a great engine IN THEIR day but events overtook them and they stuck with the opposed piston concept which was also abandoned by B&W.What shipowner in his right mind would buy an engine with twice as much running gear as a Sulzer or (somewhat later) a B&W!!!!! I enjoyed my time on them,but give me a Sulzer any day of the week,far better made and all spares wherever obtained would fit!!!!!

  • yeh brings back great memories been lookin for an old dox for ages agree with alastair though dont get the numbers mebe its for the ginger beers that cant remember if they are fore or aft thanks mate(anymore)bobby(Glasgow)

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