Motorships constructed by Yokohama Dock Co., to order of Kishimoto Kisen Kaisha, Ltd.; length o.a. 480 ft.; length b.p., 460 ft.; breadth molded, 61 ft. 6 in.; depth molded to upper deck, 39 ft. 9 in.; load draft, 28 ft. 1 3/4 in.; gross tonnage, 8601; speed 16 1/2 knots; propelling machinery consists of two sets of M.A.N. double-acting, two-stroke, airless-injection engines; six cylinders of 600 mm. diam. and stroke of 900 mm.; power developed under normal working conditions is 3750 b.hp. per engine at 130 r.p.m. (see also Far East Rev., vol. 27, no. 1, Jan. 1931, pp. 54-58, 14 figs. partly on supp. plates, German description by H. Becker, in V. D. I. Zeit., vol. 75, no. 12, Mar. 21, 1931, pp. 353-356, 6 figs.)


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    Title :

    Motorships "Kwanto Maru" and "Kwansai Maru"


    Additional title:

    Motorships "Kwanto Maru" and "Kwansai Maru"


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1931


    Size :

    7 pages


    Remarks:

    4 Figs.


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :





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