Report on full scale backing tests carried out by General Electric Co and Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co on oil tanker Esso Suez, which is equipped with General Electric geared turbines driving single screw and rated at 12,500 shp at 112 rpm with provision for 10% continuous overload; test schedule and instrumentation; data obtained and their analysis; ship performance; etc. (See also Soc Naval Architects and Mar Engrs -- Advance Paper n 4 for meeting Nov 9-10 1950 41 p)


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    Title :

    Backing power of geared-turbine-driven vessels


    Additional title:

    Mar Eng Shipg Rev


    Contributors:
    Hewins, E.F. (author) / Chase, H.J. (author) / Ruiz, A.L. (author)


    Publication date :

    1951


    Size :

    8 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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