Motorship built and engined by Harland and Wolff at Govan to order of Huddart Parker, Ltd., Melbourne, and intended for Australian service; length 430 ft.; depth molded 33 ft. 6 in.; gross tonnage 8108 tons; accommodation is provided for 358 first-class and 90 third-class passengers; propelling machinery comprises two eight-cylinder Harland and Wolf-Burmeister and Wain engines of four-stroke single-acting air-injection type, cylinders having diam. of 740 mm. and 1500 mm. stroke. (See also Shipbldg. and Shipg. Rec vol. 34, no. 15, Oct. 10, 1929 pp. 434-436, 3 figs; and Mar. Engr. and Motorship Bldr., vol. 52, no. 625, Oct. 1929, pp. 422-423, 1 fig.)
Twin screw passenger and cargo motorship "Westralia"
Brit. Motorship,
British Motor Ship ; 10 , n 114
1929
5 pages
23 Figs.
Article (Journal)
English
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