Cargo passenger ship to be built wholly as U S Maritime Commission project; it will be designated as C3-S-DX1 type design; length oa 477 ft 6 in.; beam molded 66 ft; depth to weather deck 41 ft 6 in.; main propelling machinery will consist of cross compound, double reduction, geared turbine driving single propeller through line of shafting, and developing 12,500 shp at 90 rpm. (See also Naut Gaz v 143 n 6 June 1949 p 16-7; Pac Mar Rev v 46 n 6 June 1949 p 44-5, 93, 95, 1 supp sheet; Mar Eng and Shipg Rev v 54 n 7 July 1949 p 43-7)


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    Title :

    Maritime commission's C3-S-DX1


    Additional title:

    Shipbldg Shipg Rec


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1949


    Size :

    2 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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