Changes and improvements accomplished which contrast Matson Navigation Co's reconverted vessel with prewar vessel; length oa 631 ft 6 5/8 in.; beam molded 79 ft; breadth extreme at B deck 82 ft 1 1/2 in.; depth molded to B deck 61 ft; fitted with two triple expansion Bethlehem turbines of 11,000 shp each, driving shafts through single reduction Falk gears and receiving steam from 12 Babcock and Wilcox watertube boilers. (See also - n 9 Sept 1 1949 p 263-6, n 11 Sept 15 p 323-6, n 12 Sept 22 p 341-4; Soc Naval Architects and Mar Engrs -- Paper n 2 for meeting May 12 1949 51 p; Pac Mar Rev v 46 n 5 May 1949 p 43-61, 76, 112-5, 120)


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    Title :

    Reconversion of liner S.S. "lurline,"


    Additional title:

    Shipbldg Shipg Rec


    Contributors:
    Tate, R. (author)

    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1949


    Size :

    2 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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