Rio Hudson, Rio Panama, Rio de la Plata, and Rio de Janeiro, built by Sun Shipbuilding Co, Chester, Pa, originally intended for Moore-McCormack Lines Service, taken over by U S Navy; original arrangement of ships; length oa 492 ft; breadth 69 ft 6 in.; depth molded 42 ft 6 in.; propelled by two 6-cyl Sun-Doxford engines each developing 4500 bhp at 180 rpm; ships are first ever equipped with Sun-Doxford engines arranged to drive through reduction gears.
Four large motor passenger liners
Motorship
Motorship and Diesel Boating ; 27 , n 3
1942
4 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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