Built by Davie Shipbuilding yard for Sun Steamships Ltd, 12,700 ton steamer Sunrip has been chartered to steamship subsidiary of Aluminum Co of Canada; although designed as aluminum carrier, ship is suited for general cargo carriage; length oa 475 ft, molded breadth 62 ft 6 in.; grain cargo capacity 615,000 cu ft; use of 136 long tons of aluminum has increased carrying capacity by approximately 165 long tons.


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    Title :

    Extensive use of aluminum in largest Canadian-built freighter


    Additional title:

    Shipbldg Shipg Rec


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1954


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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