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The Cleveland Diesel Engine Division designed several 2 stroke diesel engines for submarines, tugboats, destroyer escorts, Patapsco-class gasoline tankers and other marine applications. Emergency generator sets were also built around the Cleveland Diesel and were installed in many US warships.
Dec 7, 2019 · All good things must come to an end, and this happened to Cleveland Diesel November 1 st, 1961, when the Cleveland Diesel Engine Division of General Motors was merged into the Electro-Motive Division. By now, EMD was making major strides with the 567 line (now up to the turbocharged 567D).
In 1937 GM made Winton Engine into a division of GM, the Cleveland Diesel Engine Division. Its engines focused mainly on marine applications. Its diesel engines were used during WWII for both main propulsion and auxiliary power sources in many types of ships for the US Navy.
The CLEVELAND DIESEL ENGINE DIVISION OF GENERAL MOTORS CORP., a leading research facility in the development of diesel engines, began operation in Nov. 1912 as the Winton Gas Engine & Mfg. Co. at 2116 W. 106th St. Founded by Cleveland automobile manufacturer ALEXANDER WINTON, the plant first produced the marine gasoline engine Winton designed ...
Jan 21, 2024 · Winton was purchased in 1930 by General Motors. Under GM, Winton would continue to develop new models, and started to turn to fabricated engines and later more compact two stroke diesel engines. The company was renamed as the Cleveland Diesel Engine Division of General Motors on 12/30/1938.
General Motors Diesel Division (GMDD) was a marketing and customer service unit of General Motors founded in 1938. It sought customers for GM's diesel engines, which had undergone major development during the 1930s.
Aug 17, 2014 · In 1941, GM decided EMD would focus on locomotive engines and the Cleveland Diesel Engine Division would focus on marine and stationary engines. Perhaps the designation change from 16-184 to 16-338 had more to do with Cleveland building the engines than with the engine’s refinement.
