Trials of first vessel equipped with Burmeister and Wain double-acting two-stroke engine; length o.a. 484 ft. 2 1/4-in.; beam 62 ft.; depth 40 ft.; draft 29 ft.; deadweight capacity 11,375 tons; service speed 14 1/2 knots; 6000 b.hp. at 95 r.p.m.; details of exhaust piston valves; cylinder construction; valve gear and fuel pumps; auxiliary machinery. (see also Shipbldg. and Shipg. Rec., vol. 35, no. 5, Jan. 30, 1930, pp. 136-140, 6 figs.; Brit. Motor Ship, vol. 10, no. 119, Feb. 1930, pp. 433-442, 17 figs., and vol. 11, no. 122, May 1930, pp. 47-50, 13 figs.; Motorship, vol. 15, no. 3, Mar. 1930, pp. 160-163, 8 figs.; Mar. Eng. and Shipg. Age, vol. 35, no. 3, Mar. 1930, pp. 130-133, 6 figs.; Mar. Rev., vol. 60, no. 3, Mar. 1930, pp. 26-30 and 64, 10 figs.; Mar. Engr. and Motorship Bldr., vol. 53, no. 629, Feb. 1930, pp. 46-50, 6 figs.; Far East Rev., vol. 26, no. 5, May 1930, pp. 251-255, 5 figs.; and Pac. Mar. Rev., vol. 27, no. 6, June 1930, pp. 248-249, 4 figs)
The motorship Amerika
Shipbldr
Shipbuilder ; 37 , n 235
1930
6 pages
7 Figs.
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