Arrangement of variable pitch propellers of car ferry Thurgau and tugboat Stier, both built at German shipyards; length oa of Thurgau is 177 ft 2 in., molded breadth 34 ft 6 in.; propulsion is by two sets of diesel engines supplied by Motorenwerke Mannheim, developing 310 bhp at 500 rpm; length oa of Stier is 65 ft 3 in.; molded breadth 20 ft 4 in.; propulsion is by two Motorenfabrik Darmstadt diesel engines developing 700 shp at 500 rpm.


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    Title :

    German craft with Voith-Schneider propellers


    Additional title:

    Shipbldg Shipg Rec


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1954


    Size :

    5 pages


    Remarks:

    Diagrams


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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