Passenger liner built by Vickers-Armstrongs (Shipbuilders), Ltd for Orient Line is of 40,000 tons gross with service speed of 27 1/2 knots; length oa 804 ft, breadth molded 97 ft, draft 31 ft 6 in.; accommodation is provided for 638 first class and 1496 tourist class passengers, and crew of 903; set of Pametrada steam turbines gives normal total of 65,000 shp and maximum of 80,000 shp. (See also Shipbldr and Mar Engine-Bldr v 66 n 623 Dec 1959 p 670-1; Engineer v 210 n 5472, 5473 Dec 9 1960 p 962-5, Dec 16 p 1002-6)
Launch of "Oriana"
Shipbldg Shipg Rec
Shipbuilding and Shipping Record ; 96 , n 22
1960
10 pages
Folding sheet
Article (Journal)
English
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