19 Feb 12
USS R-14 (SS-91) submarine engine room.
Two Navy crewmen manning the two six-cylinder diesel engines, of 440 h.p. each, which run the submarine on the surface & are also used to charge the storage batteries that propels the boat under water.
Photographer: Carl Mydans
via NavSource Online: Submarine Photo Index
(courtesy of time.com. via / images.google.com & Life)
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