Feature of liner built by Lithgows, Ltd, for Elder Dempster Lines, Ltd, is use of aluminum alloy for construction of all superstructures above bridge deck, poop deck house and funnel; ship length oa is 465 ft, breadth molded 62 ft, depth molded to upper deck 36 ft, extreme loaded draft 25 ft 5 1/4 in., grain capacity including deep tank 513,328 cu ft and bale 473,790 cu ft; 5-cyl Fair-field-Rowan-Sulzer diesel engine develops 7400 bhp at 119 rpm.
Forcados -- Cargo liner of 8,150 tons deadweight for west african trade
Shipbldr Mar Engine-Bldr
Shipbuilder and Marine Engine-Builder ; 70 , n 675
1963
5 pages
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Englisch
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