Vessel for Southampton-Quebec service of Canadian Pacific Steamships Limited, has following dimensions: length o.a. 758 ft.; breadth molded, 97 ft. 6 in.; depth B deck, 60 ft. 9 in.; load draft, 32 ft.; tonnage, 42,500; she will have quadruple screws, single-reduction turbines, and high-pressure water-tube boilers of Yarrow type. (See also Shipbldg. and Shipg. Rec., vol. 35, no. 24, June 12, 1930, pp. 752-759, 4 figs; Mar. Rev., vol. 60, no. 8, Aug. 1930, p. 29, 1 fig.; and Shipbldr., vol. 37, no. 241, July 1930, pp. 615-616, 3 figs.)
The "Empress of Britain"
Can. Ry. Mar. World
1930
4 pages
1 Fig.
Article (Journal)
English
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