First of five vessels to be reconditioned for transatlantic service for Baltimore Mail Steamship Co.; vessels will have o.a. length of 506 ft., molded beam 56 ft.; normal draft 24 ft.; propelling machinery consists of De Laval compound steam turbine with double reduction gear driving single screw; normal-rated capacity of turbine is 9500 s.hp. at propeller speed of 95 r.p.m., service speed, 16 knots. (see also Naut. Gaz., vol. 121, no. 3, July 18, 1931, pp. 5-7 and 14, 1 fig)
Converted steamship city of Baltimore
Mar. Eng. Shipg. Age
Marine Engineering and Shipping Age ; 36 , n 7
1931
5 Figs.
Article (Journal)
English
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