Details of conversion of standard EC2, Liberty Vessel, Janet Lord Roper, to collier named P. W. Sprague, at Boston Yards of Bethlehem Steel Co; vessel was shortened by 30 ft to permit mechanical unloading of all hatches by existing gear, at short piers, without shifting vessel during process; length bp 386 ft; beam molded 56 ft 10 3/4 in.; depth to top deck molded 37 ft 4 in.; draft molded 28 ft 3 3/4 in.; displacement 13,280 tons; gross tonnage 6050 tons. (See also Naut Gaz v 142 n 7 July 1948 p 20-1, 34; Pac Mar Rev v 45 n 8 Aug 1948 p 28-31)


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    Title :

    Metamorphosis of liberty ship


    Additional title:

    Mar Eng Shipping Rev



    Publication date :

    1948


    Size :

    3 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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