Ship was built by Allied Shipbuilders Ltd, for Kingcome Navigation Co, and carries 26 40-ft railway cars on four tracks; length oa 326 ft, beam molded 55 ft 6 in., depth molded 19 ft, loaded draft 13 ft, dw 2800 tons; two 6-cyl Stork/Werkspoor type TM396 diesel engines each develop 1550 bhp at 288 rpm. (02701)


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    Title :

    Haida transporter -- Canadian-built train ferry for Pacific coast services


    Additional title:

    Shipbldg Shipping Rec


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1968


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :



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