Cargo liner of 7410 tons dw was built by John Readhead and Sons, and is for Liverpool-New York freight service of Cunard Steamship Co; length oa 436 ft 8 in., breadth molded 60 ft, depth molded to upper deck 37 ft 6 in., load draft 24 ft 7 in.; total bale cargo capacity 407,105 cu ft; Sulzer engine, manufactured by Hawthorn Leslie (Engrs) Ltd, provides for service speed of 17 knots; plan. (see also Motor Ship v 44 n 520 Nov 1963 p 356-7; Mar Engr and Naval Architect v 86 n 1053 Dec 1963 p 574-8)
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Shipbldr Mar Engine-Bldr
Shipbuilder and Marine Engine-Builder ; 70 , n 674
1963
6 pages
Folding sheet
Article (Journal)
English
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