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 - n 349 Nov 1938 p 608-15; Brit Motor Ship v 19 n 219 Apr 1938 p 24-6; German description in Werft-Reederei-Hafen v 19 n 16 Aug 15 1938 p 239-53)
Cruising liner for workmen
Shipbldr Mar Engine-Bldr
Shipbuilder and Marine Engine-Builder ; 45 , n 350
1938
4 pages
Supp plates
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