Motor ship Andrea C is first vessel of Liberty class to be converted to motor ship; built as "Ocean Virtue" by Permanente Metals Corp, in 1942; length oa 441 ft 6 in.; breadth molded 57 ft; depth 38.4 ft; max draft 22 ft; powered by 8-cyl Fiat engine developing 4200 bhp at 125 rpm; engine room plans are presented.


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    Title :

    First converted Liberty ship


    Additional title:

    Brit Motor Ship


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1948


    Size :

    4 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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