31,000-dwt turbine driven tanker built by Vickers-Armstrong for North American Shipping and Trading Co, London has length oa 653 ft, breadth 86 ft, depth 45 ft 9 in.; speed in service 15 knots; steam pressure 420 psi at 740 F; propelled by set of Parsons 2-casing geared turbines of Pametrada design developing 12,500 shp at propeller speed of 100 rpm. (See also Shipbldr and Mar Engine Bldr v 58 n 518 Nov 1951 p 720-3)


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    Title :

    Oil-tank steamship "World Unity"


    Additional title:

    Shipbldg Shipg Rec


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1951


    Size :

    2 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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