Maier-form vessel built by P. Smit, Jr., Rotterdam, for Royal Netherlands Steamship Co., Amsterdam; length, o. a., 459 ft. 4 in., depth, molded 39 ft. 6 in., load displacement, 15, 000 tons, draft, 26 ft. 3 in., service speed, 15 1/2 knots, propelling machinery consists of two sets of Werkspoor 4-stroke, single-acting, air-injection engines, supercharged on Werkspoor system; each engine has 8 cylinders, 780 mm. in diam. by 1400 mm. stroke; output of each is 4000 b.hp. at 115 r.p.m. (see also Shipbldg. and Shipg. Rec., vol. 36, no. 18, Oct. 30, 1930, p. 524, 2. figs.; Brit. Motor Ship, vol. 11, no. 129, Nov. 1930, pp. 340-345, 15 figs)


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    Title :

    Passenger motorship "Colombia"


    Additional title:

    Shipbldr.,


    Published in:

    Shipbuilder ; 37 , n 245


    Publication date :

    1930


    Size :

    2 pages


    Remarks:

    5 Figs. partly on Supp. plate


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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