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.


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    Title :

    Mechanised pallet carriers


    Additional title:

    Mar Engr Naval Architect


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1965


    Size :

    5 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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