Built by Burmeister and Wain for A/S Thor Dahl, Sandefjord; length oa 638 ft; breadth 77 ft 4 in.; depth to upper deck 57 ft 3 in.; vessel is to operate as tanker when not engaged during winter whaling season; there are 11 main cargo oil tanks with necessary pumprooms; propelled by two Burmeister and Wain 2-stroke, 6-cyl engines, developing total of 6000 bhp at 125 rpm. (See also Brit Motor Ship v 29 n 346 Nov 1948 p 311-14; Shipbldr and Mar Engine-Bldr v 55 n 480 Dec 1948 p 723-7; Motorship v 33 n 8 Aug 1948 p 34-5)
Whale-oil factory ship "Thorshovdi"
Shipbldg Shipg Rec
Shipbuilding and Shipping Record ; 72 , n 18
1948
2 pages
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Englisch
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