Private company
Cleveland Diesel Engine Division
Logo: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3
Research facility owned by General Motors
The Cleveland Diesel Engine Division of General Motors (GM) was a leading research, design and production facility of diesel engines from the 1930s to the 1960s that was based in Cleveland, Ohio. The Cleveland Diesel Engine Division designed several 2 stroke diesel engines for submarines, tugboats, destroyer escorts, Patapsco-class gasoline tankers and other marine applications.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
- HeadquartersCleveland1
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The Cleveland Diesel Engine Division of General Motors (GM) was a leading research, design and production facility of diesel engines from the 1930s to the 1960s that was based in Cleveland, Ohio. The Cleveland Diesel Engine Division designed several 2 stroke diesel engines for submarines, tugboats, destroyer escorts, Patapsco-class gasoline tankers and other marine applications.2
Products and brands
- diesel engine
Listed on Wikidata.1
Timeline
- 1938Founded Founded1
Links
- WikipediaCleveland Diesel Engine Division
- WikidataQ28444701
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