Built by Burmeister and Wain for A/S Thor Dahl, Sandefjord; length oa 638 ft; breadth 77 ft 4 in.; depth to upper deck 57 ft 3 in.; vessel is to operate as tanker when not engaged during winter whaling season; there are 11 main cargo oil tanks with necessary pumprooms; propelled by two Burmeister and Wain 2-stroke, 6-cyl engines, developing total of 6000 bhp at 125 rpm. (See also Brit Motor Ship v 29 n 346 Nov 1948 p 311-14; Shipbldg and Shipg Rec v 72 n 18 Oct 28 1948 p 514-5; Motorship v 33 n 8 Aug 1948 p 34-5)


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    Title :

    Whale-oil factory ship "Thorshovdi"


    Additional title:

    Shipbldr Mar Engine-Bldr


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1948


    Size :

    5 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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