Vessel, formerly S.S. Edgemoor, for Hoffman Island Training Station in New York Harbor, remodeled at Bethlehem Steel Co; length oa 423 ft 9 in.; beam molded 54 ft; depth molded 37 ft 9 in.; propelled by turbine driving 4-blade propeller through double reduction gears, which delivers 2500 shp at 90 rpm and operates on 210 lb steam, with 28 in. vacuum. (See also S. Training Ship. Mar Eng and Shipg Rev v 44 n 6 June 1939 p 260-3 and 289; Mar News v 26 n 1 June 1939 p 17-9, 53, 58 and 77; Naut Gaz v 129 n 10 May 20 1939 p 11 and 31)


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    Title :

    American seaman, new U. S. training ship


    Additional title:

    Pac Mar Rev


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1939


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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