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.
Motorship "Victoria" for African Lake
Shipbldg Shipg Rec
Shipbuilding and Shipping Record ; 98 , n 7
1961
3 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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"Victoria" -- The fastest motorship
Engineering Index Backfile | 1931
"Victoria" -- The fastest motorship
Engineering Index Backfile | 1931
"Victoria" -- The fastest motorship
Engineering Index Backfile | 1931
"Victoria" -- The fastest motorship
Engineering Index Backfile | 1931
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