Vessel Suecia, built at Gotaverken yard for Johnson Line; length oa 455 ft 4 1/2 in.; breadth molded 59 ft 6 in.; depth molded to shelter deck 37 ft 3 in.; vessel is fitted with Kamewa variable pitch propellers controlled from bridge; each propeller is directly connected to Gotaverken 2-stroke Diesel engine developing 3500 bhp at 125 rpm; two engines with total power of 7000 bhp estimated to give vessel speed of 17 knots when fully loaded. (See also Mar Engr v 67 n 801 Apr 1944 p 89-97; Motorship v 29 n 8 Aug 1944 p 677-81)


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    Title :

    First ocean-going motorship with variable-pitch propellers


    Additional title:

    Brit Motor Ship


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1944


    Size :

    5 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :




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