Ship of 266 tons gross, which combines duties of survey vessel and weather ship, was built by Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries Co and is working under auspices of Nagasaki Observatory; length oa 137 ft 9 in., breadth molded 24 ft 1 in., depth molded 12 ft 3^1/2 in.; cruising range is 8400 mi; 6-cyl diesel engine of MD286S type supplied by Itoh Iron Works is rated 430 bhp at 370 rpm; plan.


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    Title :

    Japanese weather ship "chofu Maru"


    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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