24,000-ton, 15 1/2-knot vessel "Wilhelm Gustloff," built by Blohm and Voss, Hamburg; max length 683.8 ft; beam 77 ft; depth to lower promenade deck 56.6 ft; propelled by Blohm and Voss MAN 2-stroke, single acting, trunk piston, 8-cyl engines with diam of 520 mm and stroke 700 mm; engine speed is 220 rpm, reduced at propeller to 125 rpm, and total power of four units is 9500 shp. (See also Brit Motor Ship v 19 n 219 Apr 1938 p 24-6; Shipbldr and Mar Engine-Bldr v 45 n 349 and 350 Nov 1938 p 608-15 and Dec p 649-52 supp plates) (German description)(Publishers - Hafenbautechnische Gesellschaft; Handelsschiff-Normenausschuss; Schiffbautechnische Gesellschaft)
Cruising liner for workmen
Werft-Reederei-Hafen
Werft-Reederei-Hafen ; 19 , n 16
1938
15 pages
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Englisch
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Engineering Index Backfile | 1938
Engineering Index Backfile | 1938
Engineering Index Backfile | 1938
Engineering Index Backfile | 1938
Engineering Index Backfile | 1938