41chevy Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 In December of 1942, the Mack bus plant in Allentown, Pennsylvania was requisitioned by the Navy for use building torpedo bombers. It was estimated that over six months in starting production of the bombers could be saved by using the Mack plant. Other services to the Navy included the development of a 400HP, 12-cylinder, supercharged diesel, and the delivery of numerous Mariner Diesel engines for use in the Navy’s smaller landing craft.Any body have info on the 12cylinder or the Mariner diesel? 1 Quote "OPERTUNITY IS MISSED BY MOST PEOPLE BECAUSE IT IS DRESSED IN OVERALLS AND LOOKS LIKE WORK" Thomas Edison “Life’s journey is not to arrive at the grave safely, in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting ‘Holy shit, what a ride!’” P.T.CHESHIRE Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/38662-ww-ii-mack-plant/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
kscarbel Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 The U.S. Navy assigned Mack Trucks the task of designing a 400 horsepower supercharged V-12 diesel engine. Mack used a patented welded (fabricated) engine block design to meet the navy's requirement for this experimental engine. 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/38662-ww-ii-mack-plant/#findComment-276633 Share on other sites More sharing options...
gearhead204 Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 one of those would be awesome to see, I never heard of a fabricated engine. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/38662-ww-ii-mack-plant/#findComment-276641 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post kscarbel Posted January 30, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted January 30, 2015 There's some info on the Mariner here - page 19.http://www.mackdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Mack_Geared_For_Victory.pdfAlso, note the mention of the New Brunswick and Plainfield, New Jersey plants on page 23. Many do not realize that New Jersey was a massive Mack location for production, as well as spare parts distribution.http://www.bigmacktrucks.com/index.php?/topic/34219-mack-trucks-the-facilities/http://www.bigmacktrucks.com/index.php?/topic/31969-bridgewater/ 3 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/38662-ww-ii-mack-plant/#findComment-276648 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enck762 Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 Very cool information. I skimmed through and didn't see a torpedo bomber. Would be a TBF/TBM Avenger I would think? Anybody have any pics of these by Mack? Grumman was a TBF and GM produced them as TBM if I remember right. Thanks for the info..Brian Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/38662-ww-ii-mack-plant/#findComment-276650 Share on other sites More sharing options...
kscarbel Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 Very cool information. I skimmed through and didn't see a torpedo bomber. Would be a TBF/TBM Avenger I would think? Anybody have any pics of these by Mack? Grumman was a TBF and GM produced them as TBM if I remember right. Thanks for the info..BrianNo, it was Consolidated Vultee TBY "Seawolf" torpedo bomber that was produced for the U.S. Navy, at Mack Trucks' Plant 5C. The facility, at that time, ordinarily produced municipal transit buses.Mack also built aircraft components for BT13 trainers and B-24 bombers.It's noteworthy that the War Department presented Mack Trucks with the Army-Navy "E" Award for excellence, in recognition of the company's high achievement in the production of war materials.The Seawolf was not a stellar aircraft (though not a flat out deathtrap like the obsolete Devastator), but choosing to build it was the mistake of the navy and the war department. Mack merely followed the orders of the War Production Board. Seawolfs never saw action but did see a lot of accidents. Production was quickly cancelled at the war's end. It was designed by Vought, however the Seawolf was not superb in the tradition of the Corsair. The war department arranged for the Seawolf to be built under Consolidated because Vought was maxed out producing Corsairs. 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/38662-ww-ii-mack-plant/#findComment-276655 Share on other sites More sharing options...
41chevy Posted January 30, 2015 Author Share Posted January 30, 2015 Any photo's / specs on the 12 cylinder? 1 Quote "OPERTUNITY IS MISSED BY MOST PEOPLE BECAUSE IT IS DRESSED IN OVERALLS AND LOOKS LIKE WORK" Thomas Edison “Life’s journey is not to arrive at the grave safely, in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting ‘Holy shit, what a ride!’” P.T.CHESHIRE Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/38662-ww-ii-mack-plant/#findComment-276701 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 wow very interesting...thanks paul....bob Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/38662-ww-ii-mack-plant/#findComment-276715 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsmackpaul Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 as above it was amazing what could be done back then I reckon we might be in a world of poo if the same had to happen todayPaul Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/38662-ww-ii-mack-plant/#findComment-276738 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vladislav Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 There's some info on the Mariner here - page 19.http://www.mackdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Mack_Geared_For_Victory.pdfAlso, note the mention of the New Brunswick and Plainfield, New Jersey plants on page 23. Many do not realize that New Jersey was a massive Mack location for production, as well as spare parts distribution.http://www.bigmacktrucks.com/index.php?/topic/34219-mack-trucks-the-facilities/http://www.bigmacktrucks.com/index.php?/topic/31969-bridgewater/Kscarbel, many thanks for posting the Mackdefence document.I saw many of those photos before but never had put my eye on the whole brochure. Quote Никогда не бывает слишком много грузовиков! leversole 11.2012 Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/38662-ww-ii-mack-plant/#findComment-276741 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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