U S Maritime Commission awarded contracts to three shipyards for construction of 24 Diesel powered tankers of T1-M-BK1 type which, when completed, will be turned over to Great Britain: length oa 239 ft 9 in.; beam molded 39 ft; depth molded to main deck 15 ft 9 in.; propelled by direct connected Diesel engine developing 850 bhp at300 rpm; 12 ships are fitted with Nordberg Diesels and 12 with Enterprise Diesels. (See also Pac Mar Rev v 42 n 8 Aug 1945 p 442-5)


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    Title :

    Diesel tankers for Great Britain


    Additional title:

    Motorship


    Published in:

    Motorship ; 30 , n 8


    Publication date :

    1945


    Size :

    3 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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