Ships built by Nacional Elcano are basically closed shelterdeckers with bridge and machinery aft; Astene-94 is first of series of four; length oa 274 ft 5 in., molded breadth 45 ft 11 in., loaded draft 19 ft, dw 2390 tons, cargo capacity 2390 tons; provision is made for fully-automatic horizontal and vertical transport of palletized cargo by fork-lift trucks, motor-driven roller conveyors and elevator; 5-cyl Elcano-Gotaverken engine develops 2500 bhp; plan.
Mechanised pallet carriers
Mar Engr Naval Architect
Marine Engineer and Naval Architect ; 88 , n 1068
1965
5 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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