17-knot, 13,500-ton motor ship Baudouinville built by Soc. Anon. John Cockerill, for Compagnie Maritime Belge's service to congo; length oa 541 ft 8 in.; breadth molded 67 ft 8 in.; depth molded to upper deck 45 ft 7 in.; propelled by two Burmeister and Wain double acting, 2-stroke twin screw direct coupled Diesel engines with diam of 450 mm and stroke 1200 mm, developing 7000 ihp at 135 rpm. (See also - n 358 July 1939 p 425-30; Brit Motor Ship v 20 n 234 July 1939 p 128-33, 2 supp sheets; German description in Werft Reederei Hafen v 20 n 18 Sept 15 1939 p 289-93)
Largest belgian passenger liner
Shipbldr Mar Engine-Bldr
Shipbuilder and Marine Engine-Builder ; 46 , n 359
1939
13 pages
1 Supp sheet
Article (Journal)
English
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Largest Belgian passenger liner
Engineering Index Backfile | 1939
Largest belgian passenger liner
Engineering Index Backfile | 1939
Engineering Index Backfile | 1938
Engineering Index Backfile | 1938