Single screw motor cargo liner of 9920 tons gross, built for Ellerman and Bucknall Steamship Co services between Great Britain, Canada and Australia by Alexander Stephen and Sons; length oa 545 ft, breadth molded 71 ft, draft 28 ft 9 1/4 in., total cargo capacity 560,670 cu ft (bale) with 164,260 cu ft for refrigerated cargo; Stephen-Sulzer main engine develops 14,000 bhp at 114.5 rpm for continuous service speed of 17 knots; plan. (See also Shipbldg and Shipg Rec v 94 n 11 Oct 22 1959 p 343-5)


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    Title :

    14,000-B.H.P. "City of Melbourne"


    Additional title:

    Motor Ship


    Published in:

    Motor Ship ; 40 , n 471


    Publication date :

    1959


    Size :

    6 pages


    Remarks:

    Folding sheet


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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