Main structure of vessel was bolt assembled at Yarrow and Co yard, dismantled for shipment and finally re-erected at Kisumu; length oa 261 ft, breadth 40 ft, draft loaded 9 ft, displacement 1500 tons; ship is specially designed for carriage of passengers in tropical conditions; twin Crossley 10-cyl engines develop 850 bhp each.


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    Title :

    Motorship "Victoria" for African Lake


    Additional title:

    Shipbldg Shipg Rec


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1961


    Size :

    3 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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