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USS Latona
USS ''Latona'' (AF-35) was an Type R ship, ''Adria''-class stores ship in service with the United States Navy from 1945 to 1949. She was scrapped in 1973. History ''Latona'' was launched under United States Maritime Commission contact 10 August 1944 by Pennsylvania Shipyards, Inc., Beaumont, Texas; sponsored by Mrs. Claude Frazier; acquired by the Navy 31 January 1945; and commissioned 25 February 1945 at Houston, Texas. World War II Departing Galveston, Texas, 15 March, ''Latona'' loaded dry and refrigerated cargo at Mobile, Alabama, transited the Panama Canal, and arrived Pearl Harbor 17 April. Assigned to Service Squadron 8, she sailed 28 April for the western Pacific Ocean. She reached Ulithi, western Caroline Islands, Carolines, 14 May, joined Service Squadron 10, and departed in convoy 15 May for the Ryukyu Islands, Ryūkyūs. She arrived Kerama Retto 21 May. Despite frequent air alerts, she completed unloading cargo 30 May. Post-war activity ''Latona'' departed Kera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diesel Engine
The diesel engine, named after Rudolf Diesel, is an internal combustion engine in which ignition of the fuel is caused by the elevated temperature of the air in the cylinder due to mechanical compression; thus, the diesel engine is a so-called compression-ignition engine (CI engine). This contrasts with engines using spark plug-ignition of the air-fuel mixture, such as a petrol engine (gasoline engine) or a gas engine (using a gaseous fuel like natural gas or liquefied petroleum gas). Diesel engines work by compressing only air, or air plus residual combustion gases from the exhaust (known as exhaust gas recirculation (EGR)). Air is inducted into the chamber during the intake stroke, and compressed during the compression stroke. This increases the air temperature inside the cylinder to such a high degree that atomised diesel fuel injected into the combustion chamber ignites. With the fuel being injected into the air just before combustion, the dispersion of the fuel is une ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
