Open shelter deck ship built by Furness Shipbldg Co, Haverton Hill-on-Tees, for Ellerman Lines, Ltd; length bp 450 ft; breadth molded 61 ft 6 in.; depth molded to upper deck 33 ft 3 in.; deadweight 10,850 tons; draft (summer freeboard) 28 ft 10 in.; fitted with set of Parsons single reduction, impulse reaction turbines, developing 7200 shp.


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    Title :

    Geared-turbine cargo and passenger steamship "City of Philadelphia"


    Additional title:

    Shipbldr Mar Engine-Bldr


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1950


    Size :

    5 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English





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