First of six Constellation-class cargo vessels, Mormacargo, was built for Moore-McCormack Lines by Ingalls Shipbuilding Corp; features include automated, centrally controlled engine room, protruding bulbous-bow design for increased speed, multiple-hatch cargo holds, etc; length oa 550 ft 9 in., beam molded 75 ft, depth molded to main deck 42 ft 6 in., draft 31 ft 7 in., displacement 19,800 tons, service speed over 24 knots; dry cargo bale capacity is 665,300 cu ft and reefer about 40,000 cu ft; set of General Electric Co 19,000 shp cross-compound turbines is installed; plan. (See also Mar Eng/Log v 69 n 10 Sept 1964 p 68-78; Mar Engr and Naval Architect v 87 n 1064 Nov 1964 p 518-20)


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    Titel :

    SS Mormacargo -- New star shines in American shipping


    Weitere Titelangaben:

    Shipbldg Shipg Rec


    Erschienen in:

    Erscheinungsdatum :

    1964


    Format / Umfang :

    7 pages


    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)


    Format :

    Print


    Sprache :

    Englisch


    Schlagwörter :




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