Busch-Sulzer Engine Type 4S250 - n.d.
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No.8,458 Engine type 4S250, 1700 BHP, 100 rev. (Special design).
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| Title | Busch-Sulzer Engine Type 4S250 - n.d. |
| Creator | Unknown |
| Source | Unknown. Busch-Sulzer Engine Type 4S250. n.d. Busch-Sulzer Collection. Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin. |
| Description | Photograph of the specially designed Engine type 48250, 1700 BHP, 100 rev. Rudolf Diesel invented the internal combustion engine and in 1894 patented his invention the "Diesel engine." In 1897 Adolphus Busch obtained the rights from Rudolf Diesel to build his engines in the United States. The Busch-Sulzer Brothers Diesel Engine Company was founded in February of 1911 by Adolphus Busch and produced submarine engines for the U.S. Navy during World War I. |
| Subject LCSH | Submarines; Navy; Diesel engine; Submarine boats; Busch-Sulzer brothers Diesel engine company |
| Subject Local | WWI; World War I |
| Contributing Institution | Wisconsin Historical Society |
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| Date Original | n.d. |
| Language | English |