Feature of liner built by Lithgows, Ltd, for Elder Dempster Lines, Ltd, is use of aluminum alloy for construction of all superstructures above bridge deck, poop deck house and funnel; ship length oa is 465 ft, breadth molded 62 ft, depth molded to upper deck 36 ft, extreme loaded draft 25 ft 5 1/4 in., grain capacity including deep tank 513,328 cu ft and bale 473,790 cu ft; 5-cyl Fair-field-Rowan-Sulzer diesel engine develops 7400 bhp at 119 rpm.


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    Title :

    Forcados -- Cargo liner of 8,150 tons deadweight for west african trade


    Additional title:

    Shipbldr Mar Engine-Bldr


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1963


    Size :

    5 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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