Program carried out by Standard Fruit and Steamship Co., which converted torpedo boat destroyers Worden and Putnam now known as Tobasco and Teapa; oa length 314 ft 10 1/2 in., molded beam 30 ft 11 1/2 in., molded depth of 20 ft 7 3/4 in., gross tonnage 1184; each shaft driven by Ingersoll-Rand 6-cyl 16-in. by 24-in. single-acting solid-injection Diesel engine, developing 750 bhp at 270 rpm.


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    Title :

    Two destroyers converted to banana carriers


    Additional title:

    Mar Eng Shipg Age


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1932


    Size :

    2 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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