Discussion of important role of concrete ship in war time; strides made during World War; work being undertaken by Admiralty in construction of large number of concrete barges having carrying capacity of from 180 to 200 tons; little skilled labor required and barges are launched sideways without difficulty; technical details are not available; author believes that concrete ship has great future. (See also Eng News-Rec v 127 n 9 Aug 28 1941 p 276)


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    Title :

    Concrete ships


    Additional title:

    Engineer


    Contributors:
    Hammond, R. (author)

    Published in:

    Engineer ; 172 , n 4462


    Publication date :

    1941


    Size :

    2 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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