Marine Engines Their Specs, Applications & Comparisons To Other Marine Engines (Detroit Diesel, Cummins, Caterpillar)

Detroit Diesel Marine Engines Their Specs, Applications & Comparisons To Other Marine Engines

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Engine Model	Comparable Engines	Weight (lbs)	HP Range	Dimensions (L x W x H)	Reliability Compared	Maintenance Costs Compared	Marine Application	Used as Generator?
Detroit Diesel 3-53	Cummins 4BTA, CAT 3116	1,150	85 - 140	38 x 24 x 34 in	Comparable, slightly more durable	Lower	Workboats, Fishing Boats, Yachts	Yes
Detroit Diesel 6V53	Cummins 6BTA, CAT 3126	1,830	190 - 300	51 x 29 x 42 in	High reliability, better than most alternatives	Similar	Tugs, Fishing Boats, Workboats	Yes
Detroit Diesel 8V53	Cummins QSB, CAT 3176	2,200	280 - 350	59 x 34 x 46 in	Slightly less reliable compared to CAT, similar to Cummins	Higher	Large Fishing Vessels, Tugboats	Yes
Detroit Diesel 6-71	Cummins 6CTA, CAT 3304	2,100	215 - 335	56 x 30 x 43 in	Comparable reliability but less efficient	Lower	Trawlers, Fishing Boats, Ferries	Yes
Detroit Diesel 8V71	Cummins QSC, CAT 3406	2,700	300 - 400	65 x 36 x 48 in	More reliable than Cummins, similar to CAT	Higher	Tugs, Offshore Support, Fishing Boats	Yes
Detroit Diesel 6V92	Cummins NT855, CAT 3306	2,320	270 - 450	60 x 34 x 45 in	High reliability compared to alternatives	Higher	Fishing Boats, Pilot Boats, Workboats	Yes
Detroit Diesel 8V92	Cummins KTA19, CAT 3408	3,230	350 - 500	70 x 40 x 52 in	Comparable to CAT, slightly less reliable than Cummins	Similar	Offshore Vessels, Large Fishing Boats	Yes
Detroit Diesel 12V71	Cummins ISM, CAT 3412	3,900	450 - 600	84 x 44 x 55 in	High reliability, superior to Cummins	Similar	Large Trawlers, Offshore Vessels	Yes
Detroit Diesel 16V71	Cummins QSM, CAT 3508	4,800	600 - 800	95 x 48 x 60 in	Comparable to CAT, slightly better than Cummins	Higher	Tugs, Heavy Workboats	Yes
Detroit Diesel 12V92	Cummins KTA38, CAT 3512	4,200	600 - 950	90 x 46 x 58 in	Reliable but with higher maintenance compared to CAT	Higher	Large Offshore Vessels, Trawlers	Yes
Detroit Diesel 16V92	Cummins KTA50, CAT 3516	5,800	700 - 1,100	100 x 54 x 64 in	Highly reliable, similar to Cummins, better than CAT	Higher	Heavy Duty Tugs, Offshore Support	Yes
Detroit Diesel 8V149	Cummins QSK19, CAT 3516	4,800	600 - 1,000	88 x 50 x 62 in	Slightly less reliable than CAT, similar to Cummins	Higher	Heavy Tugs, Workboats, Offshore Vessels	Yes

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Cummins Marine Engines Their Specs, Applications & Comparisons To Other Marine Engines

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Engine Model	Comparable Engines	Weight (lbs)	HP Range	Dimensions (L x W x H)	Reliability Compared	Maintenance Costs Compared	Marine Application	Used as Generator?
Cummins 4BTA	Detroit Diesel 3-53, CAT 3116	1,100	105 - 170	34 x 24 x 30 in	Reliable, slightly better than Detroit	Lower	Fishing Boats, Small Workboats, Riverboats	No
Cummins 6BTA	Detroit Diesel 6V53, CAT 3126	1,300	210 - 315	46 x 28 x 34 in	High reliability, superior to alternatives	Lower	Dive Boats, Fishing Vessels, Charter Boats	No
Cummins QSB	Detroit Diesel 8V53, CAT 3176	1,700	230 - 480	52 x 32 x 38 in	Comparable to CAT, slightly more reliable than Detroit	Similar	Pleasure Crafts, Tour Boats, Workboats	No
Cummins 6CTA	Detroit Diesel 6-71, CAT 3304	2,100	240 - 420	56 x 34 x 42 in	Very reliable, slightly better than CAT	Similar	Medium Fishing Boats, Workboats, Ferries	No
Cummins QSC	Detroit Diesel 8V71, CAT 3406	2,400	305 - 600	65 x 38 x 44 in	Reliable, comparable to CAT, superior to Detroit	Similar	Patrol Boats, Workboats, Small Ferries	No
Cummins NT855	Detroit Diesel 6V92, CAT 3306	3,400	270 - 450	72 x 39 x 50 in	High reliability, similar to Detroit and CAT	Lower	Tugs, Fishing Vessels, Small Cargo Ships	No
Cummins KTA19	Detroit Diesel 8V92, CAT 3408	4,300	450 - 700	82 x 44 x 55 in	Comparable to CAT, more reliable than Detroit	Similar	Large Tugs, Offshore Support Vessels	No
Cummins KTA38	Detroit Diesel 12V92, CAT 3512	7,600	680 - 1,250	90 x 50 x 60 in	Highly reliable, better than Detroit, comparable to CAT	Lower	Dredgers, Large Tugs, Offshore Supply Vessels	No
Cummins KTA50	Detroit Diesel 16V92, CAT 3516	10,500	1,000 - 1,800	100 x 58 x 66 in	High reliability, comparable to CAT, superior to Detroit	Similar	Heavy Offshore Vessels, Large Tugboats	No
Cummins QSK19	Detroit Diesel 8V149, CAT 3516	5,000	600 - 1,000	85 x 48 x 60 in	Reliable, comparable to CAT and Detroit	Similar	Fishing Vessels, Small Cargo Ships	No

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Caterpillar Marine Engines Their Specs, Applications & Comparisons To Other Marine Engines

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Engine Model	Comparable Engines	Weight (lbs)	HP Range	Dimensions (L x W x H)	Reliability Compared	Maintenance Costs Compared	Marine Application	Used as Generator?
CAT 3116	Detroit Diesel 3-53, Cummins 4BTA	1,100	150 - 205	38 x 25 x 33 in	Very reliable, superior to Detroit	Higher	Small Fishing Boats, Workboats, Yachts	No
CAT 3126	Detroit Diesel 6V53, Cummins 6BTA	1,350	200 - 300	44 x 28 x 36 in	Highly reliable, better than alternatives	Similar	Workboats, Fishing Vessels, Dive Boats	No
CAT 3176	Detroit Diesel 8V53, Cummins QSB	1,850	300 - 425	50 x 32 x 40 in	Comparable to Cummins, superior to Detroit	Higher	Fishing Boats, Pilot Boats, Support Craft	No
CAT 3304	Detroit Diesel 6-71, Cummins 6CTA	2,100	230 - 350	58 x 34 x 42 in	Highly reliable, better than Detroit	Higher	Trawlers, Workboats, Small Ferries	Yes
CAT 3306	Detroit Diesel 6V92, Cummins NT855	3,300	270 - 400	64 x 38 x 48 in	Very reliable, comparable to Cummins	Similar	Fishing Vessels, Tugs, Workboats	Yes
CAT 3406	Detroit Diesel 8V71, Cummins QSC	3,900	300 - 540	72 x 42 x 52 in	Highly reliable, better than Detroit	Similar	Offshore Supply Vessels, Towboats, Fishing Boats	Yes
CAT 3408	Detroit Diesel 8V92, Cummins KTA19	5,800	400 - 700	80 x 48 x 58 in	More reliable than Detroit, comparable to Cummins	Higher	Towboats, Offshore Vessels, Fishing Boats	Yes
CAT 3412	Detroit Diesel 12V71, Cummins ISM	6,800	500 - 1,000	88 x 52 x 62 in	Highly reliable, superior to alternatives	Higher	Large Workboats, Offshore Supply, Fishing Vessels	Yes
CAT 3508	Detroit Diesel 16V71, Cummins QSM	7,800	600 - 1,200	94 x 56 x 64 in	Comparable to Cummins, better than Detroit	Higher	Large Tugboats, Offshore Platforms	Yes
CAT 3512	Detroit Diesel 12V92, Cummins KTA38	9,200	850 - 1,450	100 x 60 x 68 in	Superior reliability, lower maintenance costs than Detroit	Lower	Large Offshore Support, Trawlers	Yes
CAT 3516	Detroit Diesel 16V92, Cummins KTA50, QSK19	10,500	1,200 - 2,000	110 x 66 x 74 in	Highly reliable, comparable to Cummins	Similar	Offshore Platforms, Heavy Tugs, Workboats	Yes

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