First of three one-class turbine liners completed by Harland and Wolff for Union-Castle Mail Steamship Co; length of 576 ft; breadth 74 ft; depth 35 ft 6 in.; gross 17,300 tons; propelled by 2-shaft arrangement of Parsons type triple expansion, double reduction geared turbines; three oil fired water tube boilers supply 60,000 lb of steam per hr at working pressure of 450 psi. (See also Mar Engr and Naval Architect v 74 n 897 Nov 1951 p 484-6; Engineer v 192 n 5002 Dec 7 1951 p 745-6)


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    Title :

    Turbine steamship "rhodesia castle"


    Additional title:

    Shipbldg Shipg Rec


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1951


    Size :

    4 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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