Features of Independence, Concho, Missouri and Westport built by National Steel and Shipbuilding Corp, and owned by National Marine Terminals, Inc; length oa 127 ft, beam molded 30 ft 6 in.; fish capacity 340 tons; 6-cyl Fairbanks-Morse engines each develop 960 hp at 720 rpm.


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    Title :

    Four powerful clippers join tuna fleet


    Additional title:

    Motorship


    Published in:

    Motorship ; 41 , n 5


    Publication date :

    1956


    Size :

    4 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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