Vessel built to order of Hector Whaling, Ltd, by A. and J. Inglis, Ltd; it is 707 gross tons, length oa 192 ft, molded depth 17 ft, speed 14.75 knots; controllable pitch propeller is "Stone-Kamewa " design based on Kaplan turbine; special features are echo whalefinder and whale playing winch; propelled by 6-cyl supercharged diesel engines built by Nat Gas and Oil Engine Co. (see also Engineering v 177 n 4599 Mar 19 1954 p 374-5)


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    Title :

    Twin-geared diesel whaler "setter IX"


    Additional title:

    Mar Engr Naval Architect


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1954


    Size :

    3 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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