Built at Bethlehem's Alameda yard for U S Maritime Commission; length oa 608 ft 5 3/4 in.; beam molded 75 ft 6 in.; fitted with two power units, each comprising two Combustion Engineering Co boilers generating steam at 600 psi and 840 F for General Electric turbogenerating set that has output of 6890 kw at 3500 v, 3-phase, 60-cycle at 3600 rpm and supplies current to synchronous propulsion motor normally rated 9000 shp at 120 rpm.
President Wilson
Pac Mar Rev
Pacific Marine Review ; 45 , n 6
1948
8 pages
1 Supp sheet
Article (Journal)
English
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