Report on Geetsland and Geeststar, almost identical banana carriers built for N.V.Waling van Geest en Zonen by C.Amels and Zn. and De Grrot en van Vliet, respectively; each is of 2,153.5 tons dw. and designed for service speed of 15.4 knots at 14-ft draft when carrying bananas at dw of 1481 tons; 4 Werkspoor-S.I.G.M.A.-S.E.M.E. gasifiers of GS34 type are installed in each vessel; Geestland has Brown, Boveri expansion gas turbine, while turbine in Geeststar is Werkspoor built.
Operational results of free-piston-engined banana carriers
Motor Ship
Motor Ship ; 42 , n 498
1962
3 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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