Sister ship to "Stirling Castle" built and engined by Harland and Wolff, Belfast; length oa 725 ft; breadth molded 82 ft; depth molded to upper deck 48 ft; propelled by two Harland-B. and W. double-acting, 2-stroke, 10-cyl Diesel engines with cyl diam of 600 mm and stroke 1500 mm, developing total of 24,000 shp at 102 rpm. (See also Shipbldr and Mar Engine-Bldr v 43 n 318 June 1936 p 374-9; Mar Engr v 59 n 705 June 1936 p 166-7; Brit Motor Ship v 17 n 197 June 1936 p 82-7)


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    Title :

    Union-castle liner "athlone castle"


    Additional title:

    Shipbldg Shipg Rec


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1936


    Size :

    3 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


    Union-castle liner "athlone castle"

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