18-knot vessels, Talamanca, Chirique and Peten, built by Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co; and Antigua, Quinigua and Veragua, by Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp, for United Fruit Co; Talamanca, described as typical, has length oa 446 ft 9 1/2 in.; breadth molded 60 ft; equipped with two General Electric turbo-generators, supplying 3-phase a-c current to two synchronous induction motors direct-coupled to twin-screw shafts.


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    Titel :

    American turbo-electric fruit-carriers


    Weitere Titelangaben:

    Shipbldr Mar Engine-Bldr


    Erschienen in:

    Erscheinungsdatum :

    1936


    Format / Umfang :

    6 pages


    Anmerkungen:

    2 Supp plates


    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)


    Format :

    Print


    Sprache :

    Englisch




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