Building by Sun Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co, Chester, Pa; length oa 535 ft 5 in.; beam molded 65 ft 9 in.; propulsion by means of 6-cyl, Sun Doxford Diesel engine having cylinders 25.2 in. in diam and combined stroke of 79.1 in., driving 4-blade manganese bronze propeller of Cramp Brass make. (see also Mar Eng and Shipg Rev v 42 n 6 June 1937 p 302-8; Brit Motor Ship v 18 n 209 June 1937 p 90-5)


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    Title :

    Diesel tanker Texas Sun


    Additional title:

    Motorship


    Published in:

    Motorship ; 22 , n 5


    Publication date :

    1937


    Size :

    4 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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