 Designed and produced by the British company D. Napier and Sons in the years following WWII. It was designed to replace the gasoline engines then used in PT Boats. Compact & lightwieght, (1/5 of a contemporary diesel) the Deltic was an ideal design for high speed marine use and had considerable success in that application. Napier Deltics also saw some limited use as a locomotive engine. Because of it's compact dimensions and subsequently low magnetic signature, it is still being used to power British minesweepers. |
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