Vessel built at Krupp's yard; 264 ft. 5 in. o.a.; beam 46 ft.; depth 30 ft.; draft 16 ft. 6 in.; service speed 16 knots; cruising radius 20,000 sea mi.; machinery represents latest type of 4-stroke airless-injection engines developed by Krupps; there are two units, each having eight cylinders 600 mm. in bore with piston stroke of 1050 m. and at normal speed of 150 r.p.m. each develops 2100 b.hp. (see also Motorship, vol. 16, no. 7, July 1931, pp. 384-390, 21 figs., and German description, by Cords and Jahn, Werft-Reederei-Hafen, vol. 12, nos. 22 and 23, Nov. 15, 1931, pp. 375-381 and Dec. 1, pp. 398-401, 18 figs)
Machinery of the M.Y. "Alva."
Brit. Motor Ship
British Motor Ship ; 12 , n 135
1931
4 pages
22 Figs.
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Englisch
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