Features of designs proposed by four builders, including Austin and Pickersgill, Campbell (Canada)Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries, Nippon Kokan Kabushiki Kaisha, and consortium Bremer Vulkan of Vegesack, Flensburger Schiffsbau-Gesellschaft and Rickmers Werft of Bremerhaven; designs are, respectively -- Type SD 14, total dw 14, 200 tons, length oa 465 ft; Freedom Ship, total dw 13,600 tons, length oa 461 ft; Japanese Liberty Ship, total dw 15,790 tons, length oa 477 ft 3 in.; German Liberty Ship, total dw 14,250 tons, length oa 457 ft 4 in.; all utilize diesel propulsion; plans.


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    Title :

    Four liberty ship replacements


    Additional title:

    Mar Engr Naval Architect


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1966


    Size :

    5 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


    Liberty ship replacements

    Engineering Index Backfile | 1967


    Liberty ship replacements

    Engineering Index Backfile | 1967




    SD.14 liberty replacements

    Engineering Index Backfile | 1968