Steamship, Orcades, built by Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd, for Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Co; length oa 708 ft 8 in.; breadth oa 93 ft; depth molded to "E" deck 50 ft; draft 31 ft; twin screws are each driven by set of geared turbines of Parsons type, designed to develop 34,000 shp at 130 rpm; steam supplied at pressure of 500 psi and temperature of 850 F. (See also Shipbldg and Shipg Rec v 72 n 25, 26, Dec 16 1948 p 722-8, 728A, Dec 23 p 765-6; Engineering v 166 n 4325 Dec 17 1948 p 584-6; Engineer v 186 n 4847, 4848, Dec 17 1948 p 622-3, Dec 24 p 647-9 (illus) p 646; Mar Engr and Naval Architect (formerly Mar Engr) v 72 n 860, 861, Jan 1949 p 4-22, Feb p 101-2; Pac Mar Rev v 46 n 2 Feb 1949 p 41-3; Air Treatment Engr v 12 n 11 Nov 1949 p 298-303; n 481 Jan 1949 p 38-47, 4 supp sheets)
Largest and fastest ship in Australian passenger and mail service
Shipbldr Mar Engine-Bldr
Shipbuilder and Marine Engine-Builder ; 56 , n 482
1949
13 pages
1 Supp Sheet
Article (Journal)
English
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