Vessel being built by State Dockyard of Newcastle, N.S.W. for Commonwealth Government for service between Melbourne and Tasmania; length oa 370 ft; breadth molded 58 ft; depth molded 36 ft 3 in.; draft 15 ft; it is designed for carriage of trailers and cars up to 550 tons and up to 100 tons of general cargo; space will be provided for about 400 passengers; two 9-cyl Polar diesel engines develop 4300 bhp at 230 rpm.


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    Title :

    Polar engines for bass strait car ferry


    Additional title:

    Shipbldg Shipg Rec


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1958


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


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