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; Shipbldg and Shipg Rec v 47 n 10 Mar 5 1936 p 285-6; 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)


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    Title :

    Turbine-driven cargo ship "hopestar"


    Additional title:

    Shipbldr Mar Engine-Bldr


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1936


    Size :

    2 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




    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


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