Description of new turbine-electric steel car ferry City of Saginaw 31, launched at plant of Manitowoc Shipbuilding Corp., Manitowoc, Wis.; ferry is to be propelled by electric motors directly connected to propellers; current for electric motors generated by steam turbine sets receiving steam from watertube boilers; length o.a. 381 ft. 6 in.; capacity to handle 28 to 30 modern 42-ft. 80-ton freight cars; steam supplied by four boilers of Babcock and Wilcox watertube type.


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    Title :

    Turbo-electric carferry launched for great lakes service


    Additional title:

    Mar. Rev


    Published in:

    Marine Review ; 59 , n 9 ; p 34-35


    Publication date :

    1929


    Size :

    2 pages


    Remarks:

    3 Figs.


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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