Elqui and Illapel of 17,540 tons dw, built by Blohm and Voss A.G. for Compania Sud-Americana de Vapores of Valparaiso, are to supply Chilean steel works with raw materials; they are single deckers of double hull type, with machinery aft; flying bridge, forward of amidships, is carried on two pillars; length oa 543 ft, molded breadth 72 ft 2 in., depth 42 ft 9 in., hold capacity 694,566 cu ft; geared turbines built to Howaldtswerke design develop normal output of 7500 shp at 111 rpm.
German-Built bulk carriers for Chile
Mar Engr Naval Architect
Marine Engineer and Naval Architect ; 83 , n 1013
1960
3 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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