First 30 ft (9 m) Sea Ranger hydrofoil, 21/25 seat passenger ferry, designed and developed by Southern Hydrofoils Ltd in conjunction with Brooke Bond Liebig Ltd, is nearing completion at yard of Philip and Son Ltd; craft is suitable for passenger, cargo, military, rescue and customs duties; hull length 30 ft, beam 15 ft 6 in., draft with foils down 8 ft 5 in., and with foils retracted 1 ft 8 in., disposable load 5600 lb, displacement 8.5 tons; when foilborne, power from two 273 bhp General Motors 8V53 diesel engines is transmitted by means of hydrostatic transmission to 30 in. propeller. (27384)


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    Title :

    Hydrofoil sea ranger 1 gives speeds up to 40 knots on three fully submerged foils


    Additional title:

    Shipbldg Shipping Rec


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1969


    Size :

    2 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :



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