Vessel "Exporter" building at Fore River plant of Shipbuilding division of Bethlehem Steel Co; length oa 475 ft 1 in.; beam molded 66 ft; depth molded to shelter deck 42 ft 3 in.; main propulsion machinery consists of 8000-shp Bethleham cross compound impulse reaction turbine, driving single 4-blade propeller at 96 revolutions through Falk double reduction gears; at 100 rpm machinery develops 8800 shp.


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    Title :

    Exporter class cargo ships


    Additional title:

    Mar Eng Shipg Rec



    Publication date :

    1939


    Size :

    4 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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