Unusual features of 8850-ton dw ship built by Oresundsvarvet for AB Oceankompaniet of Gothenburg and designed with particular regard to owners' Great Lakes service, are transom stern and knuckle line, at level of upper deck forward, above which frames are almost vertical; length oa 499 ft 10 in., breadth molded 465 ft 11 in., summer freeboard draft 28 ft 4 in.; normal output of 8-cyl Gotaverken engine is 11,200 bhp at 120 rpm; plan. (see also Shipbldr and Mar Engine-Bldr Aug 1965 p 357-62)
Pacific ocean -- Sweden's largest refrigerated cargo carrier
Shipbldg Shipg Rec
Shipbuilding and Shipping Record ; 106 , n 6
1965
3 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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