Passenger and vehicle ferry, now in service on Strandraer-Larne route, was built by Hawthorn Leslie (Shipbuilders) Ltd for Caledonian Steam Packet Co, British Railways' subsidiary; length oa 369 ft, molded breadth 55 ft, molded depth to shelter deck 33 ft 3 in., draft 12 ft, gross 1309 tons; 1200 passengers and 160 cars or 50 commercial vehicles can be transported; two SEMT 16-PC2V 400 type engines were built by Ateliers et Chantiers de Bretagne, and are rated 7280 bhp at 450 rpm; plan. (see also Shipbldg and Shipg Rec v 111 n 8 Feb 23 1968 p 259-63) (see also Motor Ship v 48 n 571 Feb 1968 p 492-6, folding sheet)


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    Title :

    Antrim princess


    Additional title:

    Mar Engr and Naval Architect


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1968


    Size :

    6 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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