Alterations of hulls and installation of propelling equipment of sisterships, "Blue Cross" and "Blue River," by Muir Bros Drydock Co, Port Dalhousie; steel construction throughout; length oa 256 ft; breadth molded 43 ft 6 in.; propelled by two 500-hp Fairbanks-Morse 5-cyl model 37-D-12 direct-reversing Diesel engines, each driving 68-in. propeller at 400 rpm; commissioned as grain carriers. (see also Mar Eng and Shipg Age v 40 n 2 Feb 1935 p 63-4)


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    Title :

    Converting steel barges into self propelled units


    Additional title:

    Mar News


    Published in:

    Marine News ; 21 , n 6


    Publication date :

    1934


    Size :

    2 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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