Tanker Norhval, fully outfitted to act as mother ship for fleet of whaling ships, and also as floating factory for extraction of oils from whale carcasses, built by Furness Shipbuilding Co; length 550 ft; breadth 74 ft 3 1/2 in.; depth 57 ft; powered by set of North Eastern Marine Engineering Co twin screw, triple expansion engines; fully fitted for service in Arcitc and/or Antarctic, vessel can remain away from home port for periods up to 10-mo.


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    Title :

    Notable whaling factory tanker


    Additional title:

    Can Transportation



    Publication date :

    1946


    Size :

    2 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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