Built by Alexander Stephen and Sons, Glasgow, for French Line's Caribbean fruit services; length oa 375 ft; breadth 52 ft 6 in.; depth 29 ft; gross tonnage 5050 tons; propelled by two Stephen-Sulzer 8-cyl engines, type 8SD60, developing 8000 bhp at 150 rpm.


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    Title :

    "Fort Richepanse"; 17-knot Diesel Fruit Carrier


    Additional title:

    Mar Engr Naval Architect


    Published in:

    Marine Engineer and Naval Architect ; 72 , n 869 ; p 459-460


    Publication date :

    1949


    Size :

    2 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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