New Ward Line passenger liner; length o.a. 508 ft. beam, molded 70 ft. 9 in., depth. molded 39 ft., displacement, 17,500 tons, gross 11, 520 tons; propulsion machinery consists of two General Electric marine-type steam turbines, each direct-connected to General Electric a.c. 3-phase, 3150-volt generator with maximum continuous rating of 6100 kw. at 3168 r.p.m. (See also Pac. Mar. Rev., vol. 27, no. 10, Oct. 1930, pp. 423-425, 8 figs.; Naut. Gaz., vol. 119, no. 9, Aug. 30, 1930, pp. 7-10, 12, 21, 22, 26 and 27, 9 figs.; Mar. Rev., vol. 60, no. 9, Sept. 1930, pp. 24-29, 12 figs.; Port of New York, vol. 9, no. 3, Mar. 1930, pp. 7-8, 1 fig.; Mar. Eng. and Shipg. Age, vol. 35, no. 9, Sept. 1930, pp. 468-488, 23 figs.; and Mar. News, vol. 17, no. 4, Sept. 1930. pp. 41 and 58. 1 fig.)
Fastest turbo-electric liner
Mar. News
Marine News ; 16 , n 10
1930
2 pages
1 Fig.
Article (Journal)
English
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Engineering Index Backfile | 1930
Engineering Index Backfile | 1930
Engineering Index Backfile | 1930
Engineering Index Backfile | 1930
Engineering Index Backfile | 1930