Single screw, single deck ship with machinery and all accommodation aft was built by Scotts' Shipbldg and Eng Co, and is for carriage of iron ore, bauxite and alumina; length oa 500 ft 5 1/2 in., breadth molded 66 ft 9 1/4 in., depth to upper deck 39 ft, draft 28 ft 4 3/4 in., dw 15,290 tons, grain capacity 770,041 cu ft and bale 693,098 cu ft; 6-cyl Scott-Sulzer engine has output of 6600 bhp at 135 rpm. (See also Shipbldg and Shipg Rec v 102 n 3 July 18 1963 p 80-1; Motor Ship v 44 n 5 18 Sept 1962 p 263-5)
Simandou -- First ocean-going vessel for Republic of Guinea
Shipbldr Mar Engine-Bldr
Shipbuilder and Marine Engine-Builder ; 70 , n 671
1963
2 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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