Motor tanker "Nike" is first vessel to feature new type of stern construction designed by F. Selden; new form was originally designed to avoid dry docking, by making stern tube details accessible from inside ship, and also results in higher propeller efficiency; length oa 483 ft 9 in.; beam molded 59 ft; depth 35 ft 6 in.; propelled by 8-cyl, single acting, 4-stroke Goetaverken-B and W Diesel engine developing 5100 ihp. (See also Shipbldg and Shipg Rec v 54 n 5 Aug 3 1939 p 142-3)
Tanker with new form of stern
Brit Motor Ship
British Motor Ship ; 20 , n 236
1939
2 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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