> In 1929, in Newcastle on Tyne, they built a small tanker. It sailed > the
> Great Lakes as The Texaco Brave. It had a triple expansion steam > engine.
> As a summer job, as a wheelsman, I would spend a lot of my free time
> down below, just listening and admiring that engine as it was putting
> out that whopping 120 RPM.
Hey Rob! Was doing a search on "Texaco Brave" and I found you. I also sailed on the Texaco Brave, the very one you mention here. I worked in the engine room, first as a fireman then as an oiler, keeping that reciprocating triple expansion engine well lubed.
Take care! Duncan