Twin screw ferry was built by Uraga Heavy Industries for Japanese National Railways' service across Tsugaru Straits; length oa 426 ft 6 in., breadth molded 58 ft 9 in., draft 17 ft 1 in., maximum speed on trials 21.51 knots, service speed 18.20 knots; train deck is continuous with 4 lines of track which converge into 3 at aft watertight loading door; 8 turbocharged 16-cyl Kawasaki-MAN engines each have rated output of 1600 bhp at 750 rpm.


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    Title :

    Tsugaru Maru


    Additional title:

    Shipbldg Shipg Rec


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1964


    Size :

    4 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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