New ferry is powered by "father and son" arrangement of two larger and two smaller diesel engines (Smit-MAN 12- and 6-cyl sets), and was built for Townsend Car Ferries Ltd, at Werf Gusto shipyard at Schiedam; length oa 385 ft 6 1/2 in., breadth molded at main deck 60 ft 11 5/8 in., depth molded to shelter deck 33 ft 7 in., molded draft 12 ft 11 7/8 in., dw 820 tons; 1200 passengers and 250 cars can be carried; plan.


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    Title :

    Free enterprise III -- New car ferry for channel service


    Additional title:

    Shipg World Shipbldr


    Published in:

    Shipping World and Shipbuilder ; 159 , n 3797 ; p 353-358


    Publication date :

    1966


    Size :

    6 pages


    Remarks:

    Folding sheet


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :



    Channel ferry

    Engineering Index Backfile | 1963


    Channel ferry

    Engineering Index Backfile | 1963


    Channel ferry

    Engineering Index Backfile | 1963