History of great struggle for supremacy in speed on main Atlantic route between Southampton and New York; details of new Cunarder being built under conditions of great secrecy, as were Bremen and Europa; she is understood to be first vessel to exceed 1000 ft. in length; 175,000 i.hp. will drive four propellers, turbine machinery being installed, with steam supplied by Yarrow water-tube boilers; conjectures about sistership; recent German ships and new Cunarder, under construction, will be, in their turn, most formidable ships to beat.


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    Title :

    Atlantic service


    Additional title:

    Engineering


    Published in:

    Engineering ; 131 , n 3407


    Publication date :

    1931


    Size :

    2 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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