Tanker Sir Winston Churchill, delivered to Hilmar Recksten by Swan, Hunter and Wigham Richardson, is of 90,000 tons dw and is third in series of seven; two are smaller, of about 60,000 tons dw; owners have standardized on steam turbine machinery, utilizing General Electric (U S) MST-13 single plane turbine and roof-fired Combustion Engineering boilers, similarities and differences between ships in series are described. (see also Shipg World and Shipbldg v 157 n 3786 Mar 3 1966 p 645-9)


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    Title :

    Economy through rationalisation -- Machinery and outfit standardised in Norwegian tanker series


    Additional title:

    Shipbldg Shipg Rec


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1966


    Size :

    7 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :



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