Ship designed and built by Blohm Voss AG is first of class for carriage of fruit and, increasingly, meat; to meet current requirements for banana trade port handling facilities were arranged so that four hatches could be worked simultaneously and vertical conveyors were provided in holds; Polar Ecuador is of length oa 485 ft 2 3/8 in., breadth molded 64 ft 3 5/8 in., depth molded to upper deck 39 ft 10 3/8 in., dw open 4728 tons and closed 7832 tons; two 16-cyl S.E.M.T.-Pielstick engines develop 14,880 bhp at 500 rpm; plan. (see also Shipg World and Shipbldr v 161 n 3815 Jan 1968 p 47-57)


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    Title :

    Polar ecuador -- Lead ship of six refrigerated cargo vessels for hamburg-sued


    Additional title:

    Shipbldg Shipg Rec


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1967


    Size :

    8 pages


    Remarks:

    Folding sheet


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :




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