Sixth "Brighton" jointly owned by British Railways and Societe Nationale des Chemins de Fer Francais; length oa 311 ft; breadth molded 40 ft 6 in.; she carries 1450 passengers with crew of 74; propelled by twin screws; two sets of geared turbines manufactured by builders of vessel, William Denny Bros, have combined output of 18,500 shp at 385 rpm; details of five earlier cross channel vessels of same name. (See also Engineer v 189 n 4925 June 16 1950 p 712-4; Shipbldr and Mar Engine-Bldr v 57 n 502 Aug 1950 p 515-23, 3 supp sheets; Mar Engr and Naval Architect v 73 n 879 Annual Steam No 1950 p 270-7)


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    Title :

    S.S. "Brighton"


    Additional title:

    Shipbldg Shipg Rec


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1950


    Size :

    6 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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