Built by American Ship Building Co, for Inland Steel Co, ship is largest ever launched on Great Lakes; length oa 678 ft; beam 70 ft; max summer draft 25 ft 6 in.; gross tonnage, estimated 11,800 long tons; powered by 7000-hp compound Westinghouse steam turbine driving shaft through double reduction gears; steam supplied by oil fired watertube steam generators.


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    Title :

    Launching steamship wilfred sykes


    Additional title:

    Mar Eng Shipg Rev



    Publication date :

    1949


    Size :

    3 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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