Netherlands Dock and Shipbuilding Co has delivered two banana carriers, Geestbay and Geestport, for Atlantic fleet of Geest Industries Ltd; sisterships are for service between United Kingdom and Windward Islands; length oa 488 ft 2 1/4 in., breadth molded 61 ft 6 3/16 in., draft 28 ft 10 3/4 in. for dw of 8050 tons, cargo capacity (bins not fitted) 327,651 cu ft; ships are each propelled by 7-cyl Werkspoor-Sulzer engine with maximum continuous output of 10,500 bhp (metric) at about 119 rpm.


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    Title :

    Banana carrier "Geestport"


    Additional title:

    Engineer


    Published in:

    Engineer ; 219 , n 5685


    Publication date :

    1965


    Size :

    2 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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