Designed to reduce possible source of loss to minimum, novel feature being that sealed rail cars are lowered direct into ship from terminal railway system and remain untouched until lifted out of ship on to railway track at port of destination; length, b.p. 427 ft. 6 in.; car-laden draft 26 ft. 6 in.; car-laden deadweight 7020 tons. Before North-East Coast Inst. Engrs. and Shipbldrs., Jan. 10, 1930.
The design and construction of the rail-car-carrying steamship " seatrain,"
Shipbldg. Shipg. Rec
Shipbuilding and Shipping Record ; 35 , n 3
1930
3 pages
2 Figs.
Article (Journal)
English
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The design and construction of the rail-car carrying steamship "seatrain,"
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