Ibadan Palm of 8550 tons dw, for service to West Africa, was built by Swan, Hunter and Wigham Richardson Ltd; vessel is open shelterdecker with raked stem and cruiser stern, rigged with three bi-pod masts and four derrick posts; length bp 430 ft, breadth molded 62 ft 6 in.; grain cargo capacity 545,000 cu ft, bale 508,000 cu ft; 4-cyl Swan, Hunter-Doxford engine develops 4500 bhp at 118 rpm running on heavy oil.


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    Title :

    First of new-class Palm line ship


    Additional title:

    Motor Ship


    Published in:

    Motor Ship ; 40 , n 472


    Publication date :

    1959


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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