General appearance differs but little from sistership "Orion"; length oa 665 ft; breadth molded 82 ft; gross register tonnage 23,400; service speed 21 knots; number passengers 1068; propelled by twin screw single reduction Parsons geared turbine of 24,000 shp. (See also Engineer v 164 n 4259 and 4260 Aug 27 1937 p 232-4 and Sept 3 p 249-50; Shipbldg and Shipg Rec and v 50 n 9 Aug 26 1937 p 256-70; Mar Engr v 60 n 720 Sept 1937 p 239-42; Shipbldr and Mar Engine-Bldr v 44 n 325, 333 and 334 Jan 1937 p 16-22, Aug p 439-42 and Sept p 467-79)


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    Title :

    New orient line steamer "Orcades"


    Additional title:

    Engineering


    Published in:

    Engineering ; 144 , n 3737


    Publication date :

    1937


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




    New orient line steamer "Orcades"

    Engineering Index Backfile | 1937


    New orient line steamer "Orcades"

    Engineering Index Backfile | 1937


    New orient line steamer "Orcades"

    Engineering Index Backfile | 1937


    New orient line steamer "Orcades"

    Engineering Index Backfile | 1937


    Twin-screw passenger steamship "Orcades."

    Engineering Index Backfile | 1947