Open shelter deck vessel built by Smith's Dock Co for Bolton Steam Shipping Co; length bp 425 ft, breadth molded 59 ft, draft 26 ft 2 1/2 in.; total capacity of insulated holds is about 70,000 cu ft; main propelling machinery consists of triple expansion engine working in conjunction with Bauer-Wach exhaust turbine to develop total of 3000 equivalent IHP in service at 85 rpm; steam is supplied by three single ended multitubular boilers. (See also Shipbldg and Shipg Rec v 84 n 7 Aug 12 1954 p 213)


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    Title :

    Cargo steam "Romanic"


    Additional title:

    Shipbldr Mar Engine-Bldr


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1954


    Size :

    2 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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