28,100-ton tanker built by Vickers-Armstrongs, Ltd, for British Tanker Co, London; length oa 643 ft; breadth molded 81 ft; depth molded 44 ft 6 in.; deadweight 28,100 tons; gross tonnage 18,400; propelled by single screw, driven by set of Parsons 2-casing geared turbines of Pametrada design developing service power of 12,500 shp at 112 rpm; superheated steam supplied to turbines at 420 psi and 740 F. (see also Mar Engr and Naval Architect v 74 n 896 Oct 1951 p 428-40)
Oil-tank steamship "British Adventure"
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Shipbuilder and Marine Engine-Builder ; 58 , n 507
1951
3 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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Oil-tank steamship "British Adventure"
Engineering Index Backfile | 1951
Engineering Index Backfile | 1950
Engineering Index Backfile | 1950
Engineering Index Backfile | 1950
Engineering Index Backfile | 1950