Twin screw passenger and cargo vessel built by Deutsche Werft, for South American service of Hamburg-Amerika Line; length oa 597 ft 6 in.; breadth molded 73 ft 10 in.; propelling machinery, located in two engine rooms arranged fore and aft, consists of 6 non-reversible, single acting, 2-stroke MAN Diesel engines, each of 3000 bhp, direct coupled to 3-phase alternator rated at 2140 kva, 3300 v. (See also Shipbldg and Shipg Rec v 52 n 7 Aug 18 1938 p 200-4, n 19 Nov 10 p 591-2; Brit Motor Ship v 19 n 227 Dec 1938 p 311-17)
Largest diesel-electric liner
Schiffbau
Schiffbau und Schiffahrt und Hafenbau ; 39 , n 14
1938
2 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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Engineering Index Backfile | 1938
Engineering Index Backfile | 1938
Engineering Index Backfile | 1938
Engineering Index Backfile | 1938
Engineering Index Backfile | 1938