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)
Polar ecuador -- Lead ship of six refrigerated cargo vessels for hamburg-sued
Shipbldg Shipg Rec
Shipbuilding and Shipping Record ; 110 , n 23
1967
8 pages
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