Particulars of vessel built by Swan, Hunter and Wigham Richardson, Ltd; with total deadweight capacity of 10,600 tons, ship carries 8400 tons of general and refrigerated cargo, 1700 tons of oil fuel, 385 tons of fresh water and 115 tons of stores; gross tonnage 9072; net tonnage 5485; propelled by Doxford 2-stroke, airless injection, opposed piston, all welded, 6-cyl Doxford Diesel engine of 670 mm bore and 2230 mm combined stroke. (See also Mar Engr v 67 n 807 Oct 1944 p 401-3)


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    Title :

    Port line single-screw motorship "Port Macquarie"


    Additional title:

    Brit Motor Ship


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1944


    Size :

    10 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


    Port line single-screw motorship "Port Macquarie"

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