Saddle tank
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Saddle tank may refer to:
  • Saddle tank (locomotive), a water tank carried above the boiler of a steam locomotive; also the type name of a locomotive so fitted.
  • Saddle tank (submarine)
    Saddle tank (submarine)
    Saddle tanks are a type of ballast tank configuration fitted to mid-era submarines, those of World War II.Saddle tanks are fitted in pairs external to the pressure hull, one on each side, in a similar manner to that of a horse's saddle-bags, the positioning of which they resemble in appearance.-...

    , an early type of ballast tank
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