Cargo ship of 12,000 tons dw was built by Mitsubishi Zosen (Mitsubishi Shipbuilding and Engineering Co) for Nippon Yusen Kaisha; length oa 528 ft 2 in., maximum breadth 75 ft 8 in., depth 42 ft 2 in., draft 30 ft 9 1/2 in., bale capacity 677,000 cu ft and grain 736,160 cu ft; Mitsubishi engine gives 13,000 bhp at 124 rpm; service speed (loaded) 19.5 knots; extreme bulbous bow enables vessel to attain speed only 0.8 knot less than "half-sister", Yamanashi Maru, while using 75% of power. (See also Mar Engr and Naval Architect v 86 n 1053 Dec 1963 p 602; Motor Ship v 45 n 525 Apr 1964 p 39-41)


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    Title :

    Fast N.Y.K. cargo liner Yamashiro Maru


    Additional title:

    Shipbldg Shipg Rec


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1964


    Size :

    4 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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