Illustrated description of ship built by Swan, Hunter and Wigham Richardson at Wallsend Shipyard; length bp 500 ft; breadth 68 ft 3 in.; depth molded 35 ft 9 in.; deadweight 15,000 tons; built for carrying petroleum in bulk; main propelling machinery consists of Swan-Hunter-Doxford opposed 4-cyl oil engine, 725 mm bore with combined stroke of 2250 mm. (See also Engineer v 166 n 4313 Sept 9 1938 p 286-8; Brit Motor Ship v 19 n 224 Sept 1938 p 210-11 1 supp sheet; Mar Engr v 61 n 733 Sept 1938 p 277-80; Shipbldr and Mar Engine-Bldr v 45 n 347 Sept 1938 p 527-31)


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    Title :

    Motor ship "regent tiger"


    Additional title:

    Shipbldg Shipg Rec


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1938


    Size :

    6 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




    Motor ship "regent tiger"

    Engineering Index Backfile | 1938


    Motor ship "regent tiger"

    Engineering Index Backfile | 1938


    Motor ship "regent tiger"

    Engineering Index Backfile | 1938


    Motor ship "regent tiger"

    Engineering Index Backfile | 1938


    Motor ship "regent tiger"

    Engineering Index Backfile | 1938