Ship of 335,000 cu ft insulated capacity was built for Geest Industries Ltd by Greenock Dockyard Co; length oa 490 ft, breadth molded 63 ft, depth molded to upper deck 38 ft 4 1/2 in., summer draft 28 ft 10 in., dw 8100 tons, displacement 13,635 tons; 7-cyl Sulzer engine supplied by George Clark and Co develops 10,500 bhp at 119 rpm. (See also Motor Ship v 47 n 555 Oct 1966 p 303-5)


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    Title :

    21-knot Geestcape -- Largest British-built banana ship


    Additional title:

    Shipg World Shipbldr


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    Publication date :

    1966


    Size :

    4 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


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