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A diesel engine is an internal combustion engine that uses the heat of compression to initiate ignition to burn the fuel, which is injected into the combustion chamber...

Timeline of Events

1912

2.14.1912

In Groton, Connecticut, the first diesel-powered submarine is commissioned.

1930

1.6.1930

The first diesel-engined automobile trip is completed, from Indianapolis, Indiana, to New York City.

1959

9.23.1959

The MS Princess of Tasmania, Australia’s first passenger roll-on/roll-off diesel ferry, makes her maiden voyage across Bass Strait.