Methods and equipment used by Hurley Marine Works, Inc, Oakland, Calif, in converting Russian cargo ship Chernyshevski to floating cannery for use in Siberian coastal fisheries; length oa 372 ft; beam molded 50 ft; depth molded 24 ft 6 in.; powered by triple expansion steam engine 25 in.-41 in.-67 in. bore × 45 in. stroke; as floating cannery, vessel berths and feeds 800 workers and crew members; utilizes most modern cannery machinery to produce canned crab and fish in season.


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    Title :

    Converting cargo ships to floating canneries


    Additional title:

    Pac Mar Rev


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1945


    Size :

    4 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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