Birchfield, built by Ardrossan Dockyard Co for Zillah Shipping Co; length oa 223 ft 6 in., molded breadth 36 ft, depth 15 ft 4 in.; deadweight on draft of 15 ft is 1520 tons; capacity of three cargo holds is 76,500 cu ft; output of 7-cyl Sulzer type engine is 1260 bhp at 250 rpm.


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    Title :

    New class of British coaster


    Additional title:

    Brit Motor Ship


    Published in:

    British Motor Ship ; 37 , n 437 ; p 260-261


    Publication date :

    1956


    Size :

    2 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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