Keel is laid in Quincy yard of Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp. for first two colliers having pulverized-coal installations; 6900-ton coal-carrying capacity; vessels will be 366 ft. 6 in. long overall; to be equipped with water-tube boilers and turbine-propelling machinery; all Babcock and Wilcox pulverized coal equipment is to be used; pulverized coal test on English ship Stuartstar, using one of boilers for this purpose; figures regarding results are not yet available.


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    Title :

    First American-built pulverized coal ship


    Additional title:

    Naut. Gaz


    Contributors:
    Wick, H.M. (author)

    Published in:

    Nautical Gazette ; 115 , n 19


    Publication date :

    1928


    Size :

    6 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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