Orama is first of three diesel tankers for P. and O. Group and was built by Lithgows Ltd, who have second underway while third is in building at Barclay, Curle and Co; length oa of Orama is 775 ft, extreme breadth 106 ft, depth molded to upper deck 56 ft, loaded summer draft 41 ft 10 1/8 in., total cargo capacity 2,786,327 cu ft; 10-cyl, 840-mm bore engine has normal service output of 18,300 bhp metric at 105 rpm; cargo tanks are protected by inert gas system, and provision is made to ease engine room maintenance. (See also and Motor Ship v 45 n 529 Aug 1964 p 193-8; Shipbldg and Shipg Rec v 104 n 5 Aug 6 1964 p 174-7)
Series of 63 000-ton kincaid-B and W.-engined Ships for trident tankers
Mar Engr Naval Architect
Marine Engineer and Naval Architect ; 87 , n 1061 ; p 356-359
1964
4 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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Series of 63 000-ton kincaid-B and W.-engined Ships for trident tankers
Engineering Index Backfile | 1964
Series of 63 000-ton kincaid-B and W.-engined Ships for trident tankers
Engineering Index Backfile | 1964
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