Built and engined by David and William Henderson and Co., Glasgow, to order of Southern Railway Co., for increasing traffic in motor cars and their passengers across English Channel; length, o.a. 23 ft.; breadth, extreme 35 ft. 8 in.; load draft 11 ft. 6 in.; gross tonnage 822 tons; machinery consists of two sets of 4-cylinder triple-expansion engines having cylinders 15 in., 25 in., 29 in., and 29 in. diam., with stroke of 21 in.; steam is supplied at pressure of 200 lb. per sq. in. by two double-ended boilers; sea speed 15 knots. (see also Ry. Gaz., vol. 54, no. 15, Apr. 10, 1931, pp. 547-548, 3 figs)


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    Title :

    Cross-channel motor-car ferry "autocarrier"


    Additional title:

    Shipbldg. Shipg. Rec


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1931


    Size :

    2 pages


    Remarks:

    5 Figs.


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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