9300-ton 14 1/2 knot cargo motorship, one of seven under construction in Japanese yards, is first to be fitted with Hitachi-B and W engine; length bp 420 ft 5 in.; breadth 57 ft 4 in.; depth 33 ft 9 1/ 2 in.; engine is 2-stroke single acting, developing 4600 bhp at 115 rpm; bore 470 mm, stroke 1600 mm; interchangeability of all engine components assured.


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    Title :

    Japanese cargo ship "Taigen Maru"


    Additional title:

    Brit Motor Ship


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1951


    Size :

    2 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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