Oil tanker built by Swan Hunter and Wigham Richardson is one of new class for Shell Tankers, Ltd; length oa 557 ft, molded breadth 69 ft 3 in., molded depth 39 ft; capacity of oil cargo tanks 17,467 tons; powered by British Thomson-Houston turboelectric machinery with normal rating of 7500 shp at 100 rpm; steam generated in two Babcock and Wilcox boilers. (See also Mar Engr and Naval Architect v 77 n 925, 926 Jan 1954 p 24-8, Feb p 67-72)
Shell general-purpose tanker "helix"
Shipbldr Mar Engine-Bldr
Shipbuilder and Marine Engine-Builder ; 61 , n 547
1954
11 pages
Supp Sheet
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English
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Shell general-purpose tanker "helix"
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