Four special craft built by J. L. Thornycroft and Co, Southhampton for service on Lake Maracaibo, Venezuela; length 50 ft; beam 11 ft 6 in.; draft 3 ft 3 in.; propelled by Thornycroft 12-cyl gasoline engine capable of developing 650 bhp at 2000 rpm, giving launch speed of over 25 knots. (See also Shipbldg and Shipg Rec v 68 n 5 Aug 1 1946 p 129-30)


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    Title :

    Fast launches for Venezuela


    Additional title:

    Shipbldr Mar Engine-Bldr


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1946


    Size :

    3 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


    Fast launches for Venezuela

    Engineering Index Backfile | 1946


    Fast passenger launch for Venezuela

    Engineering Index Backfile | 1958


    Fast passenger launch for Venezuela

    Engineering Index Backfile | 1958


    Fast passenger launch for Venezuela

    Engineering Index Backfile | 1958


    Fast passenger launch for Venezuela

    Engineering Index Backfile | 1958