E.B.Barber built at Port Arthur Shipbuilding Co yard for Algoma Central and Hudson Bay Railway Co; length oa 574 ft 3 in.; breadth molded 59 ft; depth molded 31 ft; deadweight 11,800 long tons; speed 14 mph; main propulsion unit consists of one set of Inglis-Parsons steam turbine machinery of 3-stage type; unit is capable of developing normal power of 3300 shp at 100 rpm propeller speed when supplied with steam at 430 psi absolute pressure.


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    Title :

    Algoma steamships' big new freighter launched


    Additional title:

    Can Transportation



    Publication date :

    1953


    Size :

    3 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English





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