Ffirst of five C5 super cargo-liners being built by Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co for American Mail Line of Seattle is for service on Far East run, and can carry bulk, break-bulk, refrigerated cargoes; up to 409 containers can be stowed in various parts of ship and deep tanks can accommodate 2377 tons of various liquid cargoes; length oa 605 ft, beam molded 82 ft, depth molded to main deck 46 ft, displacement 30,970 tons; General Electric propulsion turbines develop 21,600 shp at 102 rpm and 24,000 shp at 105 rpm. (10542)


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    Title :

    SS Alaskan mail -- Ship that has everything


    Additional title:

    Mar Eng/Log


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1968


    Size :

    5 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


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