Twin screw geared turbine vessel Avalon, new ship for British Railways' night service between Harwich and Hook of Holland, was built by A.Stephen and Sons; it is 2-class ship with space for 750 passengers, 277 cabins providing sleeping berths for some 600; length oa 405 ft, molded breadth 57 ft 6 in., mean loaded draft 15 ft 9 in., gross 6720 tons; 2 steam turbines of Pametrada design give 14,500 shp; plan. (See also Channel Ferry. Mar Eng v 68 n 12 Nov 1963 p 47-52; Mar Engr and Naval Architect v 86 n 1050 Sept 1963 p 413-18)
Channel ferry
Shipbldr Mar Engine-Bldr
Shipbuilder and Marine Engine-Builder ; 70 , n 673
1963
7 pages
Folding sheet
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Englisch
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