11,700-ton transatlantic passenger and cargo liner built by Machinefabriek en Scheepswerf Van P. Smit, Junr., Rotterdam; length oa 501 ft 7 1/2 in.; breadth molded 64 ft; propelled by two Smit-B. and W. 2-stroke, single acting, exhaust poppet valve, 12-cyl engines with diam of 620 mm and stroke 1150 mm, developing 6250 bhp at 125 rpm. (See also Brit Motor Ship v 19 n 225 Oct 1938 p 247-52 1 supp sheet; Shipbldg and Shipg Rec v 52 n 14 Oct 6 1938 p 422-9; Naut Gaz v 128 n 21 Oct 8 1938 p 8-11 and 32)
"Noordam"
Mar News
Marine News ; 25 , n 6
1938
2 pages
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Englisch
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