Twin screw geared turbine vessel Avalon, new ship for British Railways' night service between Harwich and Hook of Holland, was built by A.Stephen and Sons; it is 2-class ship with space for 750 passengers, 277 cabins providing sleeping berths for some 600; length oa 405 ft, molded breadth 57 ft 6 in., mean loaded draft 15 ft 9 in., gross 6720 tons; 2 steam turbines of Pametrada design give 14,500 shp; plan. (see also Mar Engr and Naval Architect v 86 n 1050 Sept 1963 p 413-18; Shipbldr and Mar Engine-Bldr v 70 n 673 Oct 1963 p 482-8)
Channel ferry
Mar Eng
Marine Engineering ; 68 , n 12
1963
6 pages
Folding sheet
Article (Journal)
English
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