Almirante, Aragon and Atenas, intended for banana trade between West Indies and United States, were built for Empresa Hondurena de Vapores by Bremer Vulkan Schiffbau and Maschinenfabrik; length bp 343 ft 3 in.; molded breadth 52 ft; bin capacity 155,000 cu ft; two 7 cyl Bremer Vulkan-MAN engines together develop 3920 bhp at 190 rpm.


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    Title :

    Banana carriers with machinery aft


    Additional title:

    Mar Engr Naval Architect


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1955


    Size :

    2 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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