11,500-ton motor ship built by Vickers-Armstrongs, for Elder Dempster Lines; length oa 471 ft; breadth molded 66 ft; draft loaded 35 ft 6 in.; propelled by two Vickers-Doxford 4-cyl engines, with diam of 670 mm and combined stroke of 2320 mm, developing 8000 bhp for service speed of 16 knots. (see also Shipbldg and Shipg Rec v 70 n 18, 19, Oct 30 1947 p 505-8, 1 supp sheet, Nov 6 p 532-5; Brit Motor Ship v 28 n 333 Oct 1947 p 248-54)


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    Title :

    Elder Dempster motorship "Accra"


    Additional title:

    Mar Engr


    Published in:

    Marine Engineer ; 70 , n 844


    Publication date :

    1947


    Size :

    5 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


    Elder Dempster motorship "Accra"

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