Built at Wallsend Shipyard of Swan, Hunter and Wigham Richardson; length bp 410 ft; breadth molded 57 ft 3 in.; depth molded to shelter deck 38 ft; first vessel to be fitted with Parsons Simplex unit set of geared turbine machinery which, in conjunction with fairly high-pressure boilers, is expected to result in high degree of economy for ships of this class. (See also Mar Engr v 59 n 701 Feb 1936 p 36-7; Shipbldr and Mar Engine-Bldr v 43 n 313 Feb 1936 p 121-2; Log v 27 n 2 May 1936 p 16 and 18; Engineer v 161 n 4182 Mar 6 1936 p 254-5; and Engineering v 141 n 3655 and 3660 Jan 31 1936 p 129 and Mar 6 p 269)
Turbine-driven cargo ship "hopestar"
Shipbldg Shipg Rec
Shipbuilding and Shipping Record ; 47 , n 10
1936
2 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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Turbine-driven cargo ship "hopestar"
Engineering Index Backfile | 1936
Turbine-driven cargo ship "hopestar "
Engineering Index Backfile | 1936
Turbine-driven cargo ship "hopestar"
Engineering Index Backfile | 1936
Turbine-driven cargo ship "hopestar"
Engineering Index Backfile | 1936