All welded 26-passenger life boat of United Fruit Co's steamship Veragua, is 26 ft 6 in. long, 7 ft 9 in. wide and 3 ft 4 1/2 in. deep; hull plating, with exception of keel plate, was made from 9-gage (0.114-in.) aluminum magnesium alloy sheet; keel plate made of 8-gage (0.129-in.) sheet.


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    Title :

    Aluminum lifeboat on Veragua


    Additional title:

    Mar Eng Shipg Rev


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1938


    Size :

    2 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


    Aluminum lifeboat on Veragua

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