Steamship, which will retain same name, was converted to free piston engine/gas turbine propulsion by Smith's Dock Co for William France, Fenwick and Co; vessel has length bp of 298 ft and is of approximately 3500 tons dw; as converted, main propelling machinery consists of two Smith-Pescara free-piston gasifiers supplying gas to single reversing gas turbine, which drives propeller through gearing; maximum continuous output is 2000 shp. (see also Engineer v 207 n 5385 Apr 10 1959 p 580-2)
"Goodwood" conversion
Shipbldr Mar Engine-Bldr
Shipbuilder and Marine Engine-Builder ; 66 , n 616
1959
4 pages
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Englisch
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