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Duesenberg H Direct, V-16 Engine
TitleDuesenberg H Direct, V-16 Engine
CreatorDuesenberg Motors Corporation
DescriptionType: Reciprocating, V-type, 16 cylinders, water-cooled

Power rating: 485 kW (650 hp) at 1,400 rpm

Displacement: 55.6 L (3,393 cu in.)

Bore and Stroke: 152.4 mm (6 in.) x 190.5 mm (7.5 in.)

Weight: 630.5 kg (1,390 lb)

Originating in Iowa to build automobiles, the Duesenberg Motors Corporation of Elizabeth, New Jersey was organized in 1917 by German immigrant Fred Duesenberg, one of America’s leading designers of internal combustion engines.

The company’s engines grew from a four-cylinder in-line model to a twelve-cylinder V-type. Apparently the company’s last aircraft engine, Duesenberg designed and built the Model H during World War I with both direct and geared propeller drives. Swinging a giant 4.88 m (16-foot)-diameter propeller, it developed as much as 597 kW (800 horsepower). The Armistice ended the need for such a powerful and costly power plant.
Date1918
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SubjectDuesenberg Motors Corporation
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Type: Reciprocating, V-type, 16 cylinders, water-cooled (English)

determination method or standard: determined by GLAM institution and stated at its website
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reference URL: https://dp.la/item/5a742f850d2ffe74f7ef5c56af6f4c61
publisher: Digital Public Library of America
retrieved: 18 June 2026

Power rating: 485 kW (650 hp) at 1,400 rpm (English)

determination method or standard: determined by GLAM institution and stated at its website
Reference
reference URL: https://dp.la/item/5a742f850d2ffe74f7ef5c56af6f4c61
publisher: Digital Public Library of America
retrieved: 18 June 2026

Displacement: 55.6 L (3,393 cu in.) (English)

determination method or standard: determined by GLAM institution and stated at its website
Reference
reference URL: https://dp.la/item/5a742f850d2ffe74f7ef5c56af6f4c61
publisher: Digital Public Library of America
retrieved: 18 June 2026

Bore and Stroke: 152.4 mm (6 in.) x 190.5 mm (7.5 in.) (English)

determination method or standard: determined by GLAM institution and stated at its website
Reference
reference URL: https://dp.la/item/5a742f850d2ffe74f7ef5c56af6f4c61
publisher: Digital Public Library of America
retrieved: 18 June 2026

Weight: 630.5 kg (1,390 lb) (English)

determination method or standard: determined by GLAM institution and stated at its website
Reference
reference URL: https://dp.la/item/5a742f850d2ffe74f7ef5c56af6f4c61
publisher: Digital Public Library of America
retrieved: 18 June 2026

Originating in Iowa to build automobiles, the Duesenberg Motors Corporation of Elizabeth, New Jersey was organized in 1917 by German immigrant Fred Duesenberg, one of America’s leading designers of internal combustion engines. (English)

determination method or standard: determined by GLAM institution and stated at its website
Reference
reference URL: https://dp.la/item/5a742f850d2ffe74f7ef5c56af6f4c61
publisher: Digital Public Library of America
retrieved: 18 June 2026

The company’s engines grew from a four-cylinder in-line model to a twelve-cylinder V-type. Apparently the company’s last aircraft engine, Duesenberg designed and built the Model H during World War I with both direct and geared propeller drives. Swinging a giant 4.88 m (16-foot)-diameter propeller, it developed as much as 597 kW (800 horsepower). The Armistice ended the need for such a powerful and costly power plant. (English)

determination method or standard: determined by GLAM institution and stated at its website
Reference
reference URL: https://dp.la/item/5a742f850d2ffe74f7ef5c56af6f4c61
publisher: Digital Public Library of America
retrieved: 18 June 2026

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