U S Maritime Commission's first Diesel gear driven motorship enters service; built by Sun Shipbuilding Co, Chester, Pa; length oa 492 ft; breadth 69 ft 6 in.; draft 27 ft 3 in.; propelled by four 2250bhp Busch-Sulzer engines running at 240 rpm, and driving propeller through Westinghouse electromagnetic couplings and reduction gears at 85 rpm. (See also Motorshi Feb 1940 p 98-105; Brit Motor Ship v 20 n 241 Feb 1940 p 404-6; Mar Progress v 8 n 2 Feb 1940 p 12-5 and 38; Mar News v 26 n 9 and 10 Feb 1940 p 18-25 and Mar p 26-35; Brit Motor Ship v 21 n 248 Sept 1940 p 180-6; Mar Eng and Shipg Rev v 45 n 3 Mar 1940 p 62-75; Log v 34 n 6 Mar 1940 p 8-11; Naut Gaz v 130 n 2 Feb 1940 p 6-9 and 24-5; Shipbldg and Shipg Rec v 56 n 13 Sept 26 1940 p 309-12)


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    Title :

    Diesel cargo carrier mormacpenn


    Additional title:

    Pac Mar Rev


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1940


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


    Diesel cargo carrier mormacpenn

    Engineering Index Backfile | 1940


    Diesel cargo carrier mormacpenn

    Engineering Index Backfile | 1940


    Diesel cargo carrier mormacpenn

    Engineering Index Backfile | 1940


    Diesel cargo carrier mormacpenn

    Engineering Index Backfile | 1940


    Diesel cargo carrier mormacpenn

    Engineering Index Backfile | 1940