Flag ship of Port Line's fleet built by Swan, Hunter and Wigham Richardson, is 17-knot, 11,650-ton refrigerated vessel; length bp 526 ft 1 in.; breadth molded 70 ft; depth molded 43 ft; propelled by two Wallsend-Doxford 6-cyl engines developing 6000 bhp at 112-113 rpm; refrigerating equipment is of Hall CO2 type, two compressors each being driven by 180-hp electric motor with speed range of from 300 to 200 rpm; air circulating is carried out by screw-type pressure fans over brine grid cooling batteries. (See also Brit Motor Ship v 29 n 346 Nov 1948 p 298-302, 306A)


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    Title :

    M.S. "Port Brisbane."


    Additional title:

    Shipbldg Shipg Rec


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1948


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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