Illustrated description of propulsion machinery installed on tankers; boiler plant generating steam for turbo generating plant, delivers electrical power to large electric motor directly connected to screw propeller through steel shaft; vessels have length oa 523 1/2 ft, beam 68 ft, and draft loaded 30 ft; deadweight capacity 16,765 tons; fuel oil cargo capacity 138,000 bbl; normal propulsion power 6600 shp; cruising radius 12,600 nautical mi.


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    Title :

    Turbo-electric machinery for hills class tankers


    Additional title:

    Pac Mar Rev


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1945


    Size :

    4 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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