Borgsten was built at Sunderland by Joseph L. Thompson and Sons and is now in service of Fred Olsen and Co. Oslo; length oa about 869 ft 6 in., molded breadth 121 ft 9 in., molded depth 60 ft 6 in., summer load draft 43 ft 6 in. and maximum 45 ft 6 in., 21,000 bhp Harland-B and W large bore poppet valve engine is rated at 2100 bhp/cyl at 110 rpm; arranagement and engine room plans. (See also Motor Ship v 44 n 522 Jan 1964 p 418-20, folding sheet; Mar Engr and Naval Architect v 87 n 1055 Feb 1964 p 52-9; Mar Eng/Log v 69 n 4 Apr 1964 p 63-6)
British-built 85,600 ton d.w. tanker for Norwegian owners.
Shipbldr Mar Engine-Bldr
Shipbuilder and Marine Engine-Builder ; 71 , n 677
1964
4 pages
Folding Sheet
Article (Journal)
English
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British-built 85,600 ton d.w. tanker for Norwegian owners.
Engineering Index Backfile | 1964
British-built 85,600 ton d.w. tanker for Norwegian owners
Engineering Index Backfile | 1964
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Engineering Index Backfile | 1964
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