Motor collier Wandsworth is first British built ship to be fitted with Stone-Kamewa controllable pitch propeller patented by Aktiebolaget Karlstads Mekaniska Werkstad, Sweden; propeller is of bronze construction, fitted with three blades; design based on that of Kaplan turbine, which has been built for outputs as high as 78,000 hp; illustrations. (see also Brit Motor Ship v 31 n 366 July 1950 p 146-7; Engineer v 190 n 4929 July 14 1950 p 34-6; Engineering v 170 n 4420 Oct 13 1950 p 303-4, supp plate; Shipbldr and Mar Engine-Bldr v 57 n 505 Nov 1950 p 685-90)


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    Title :

    Stone-Kamewa propeller


    Additional title:

    Shipbldg Shipg Rec


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1950


    Size :

    4 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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