Conversion to Diesel propulsion of vessel, formerly known as " Nieuwkerk", by United Netherlands Navigation Co; length oa 472 ft 5 in.; breadth at main deck 59 ft 3 in.; main engines are of 2-stroke, single-acting airless-injection design with automatically operated valves arranged in scavenging air trunk, double rows of ports being provided in cylinder; Maier form adopted.


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    Title :

    Converted steamer "Boschfontein"


    Additional title:

    Brit Motor Ship


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1934


    Size :

    4 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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