New Compagnie Generale Transatlantique 30-knot liner is larger by nearly 20,000 gross t than any other afloat; 75,000-t turbo electrically propelled vessel; length oa 1027 ft; beam at main deck 117 ft 9 in.; total number of persons carried 3490; over 5000 t of high-tensile steel with breaking strength of 40 t per sq in. employed in hull; launching preparation. (See also Engineer v 154 n 4008 Nov 1932 p 462-4; Shipbldg and Shipg Rec v 40 n 16 and 18 Oct 20 1932 p 367-8 and Nov 3 p 420-6; Shipbldr and Mar Engine-Bldr v 39 n 271 Nov 1932 p 511-16; Engineering v 134 n 3486 Nov 4 1932 p 533-5 2 supp plates; Mar Engr and Motorship Bldr v 55 n 662 Nov 1932 p 362-4; Mar Rev v 62 n 12 Dec 1932 p 27-9; Werft Reederei Hafen v 13 n 22 Nov 15 1932 p 332-5)
French liner normandie
Schiffbau
Schiffbau ; 33 , n 23
1932
3 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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French quadruple-screw turbo-electric north Atlantic liner "Normandie"
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French quadruple-screw turbo-electric north Atlantic liner "Normandie"
Engineering Index Backfile | 1935