Motor ship constructed for East African and Indian shipping services of British India Steam Navigation Co, built at Leith shipyard of Henry Robb; length oa 298 ft; breadth molded 46 ft; depth molded to upper deck 19 ft 6 in.; powered by two Kincaid-Polar single acting, 5-cyl, 2-stroke engines, developing collectively, 4000 bhp at 150 rpm. (See also Shipbldr and Mar Engine-Bldr v 58 n 509 Mar 1951 p 170-7, 2 supp sheets; Brit Motor Ship v 32 n 373 Apr 1951 p 8-9 Mar Engr and Naval Architect v 74 n 890 May 1951 p 189-94)


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    Title :

    Twin-screw passenger and cargo motorship "Mtwara"


    Additional title:

    Shipbldg Ship Rec


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1951


    Size :

    4 pages


    Remarks:

    Illustrations


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


    Twin-screw passenger and cargo motorship "Mtwara"

    Engineering Index Backfile | 1951


    Twin-screw passenger and cargo motorship "Mtwara"

    Engineering Index Backfile | 1951




    Twin-screw passenger and cargo motorship "Mtwara"

    Engineering Index Backfile | 1951