Motorship Hekla, built by Aalborg Baerft A/S, Aalborg, for Icelandic Government; intended for mail service, vessel has accommodation for 400 passengers; length oa 239 ft 4 in.; breadth molded 36 ft; depth to shelter deck 21 ft; deadweight tonnage 550 tons; speed on trials 17.1 knots; propelling machinery consists of two 7-cyl, single acting 2-stroke direct reversible Atlas Polar Diesel engines developing total of 3300 bhp at 300 rpm. (See also Shipbldg and Shipg Rec v 72 n 8 Aug 19 1948 p 224-5)


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    Title :

    Passenger and cargo motorship for Iceland


    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 :


    Passenger and cargo motorship for Iceland

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