Passenger liner ordered by Norwegian America line to replace motor ship "Oslofjord," flagship of company, struck by mine in 1940; length oa 577 ft; breadth molded 72 ft; depth to bulkhead deck 37 ft 6 in.; electric arc welding extensively applied to construction of vessel; propelled by two double acting, 2-stroke, 7-cyl-Stork engines with diam of 720 mm and stroke of 1100 mm, each developing 8175 bhp at 130 rpm.


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    Title :

    16,000-ton 20-knot transatlantic liner


    Additional title:

    Brit Motor Ship


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1946


    Size :

    2 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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