11,210-ton, 16-knot refrigerated cargo liner built at Wallsend shipyard of Swan, Hunter and Wigham Richardson; length bp 498 ft 3 in.; breadth molded 68 ft; depth molded 42 ft 1/2 in.; propelled by two 5-cyl Swan, Hunter-Doxford balanced opposed piston oil engines, each designed to develop 5350 bhp at 113 rpm in service.
Motor ship "port Pirie"
Brit Motor Ship
British Motor Ship ; 28 , n 331
1947
6 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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