Over 20 refrigerated cargo ships completed since war and more ordered; of vessels, Shaw Savill and Royal Mail ships, also one for Houlder Bros, are equipped with geared turbines, but rest are propelled by Diesel machinery; in all of oil engined ships, except those for Blue Star Line, machinery is of Doxford opposed piston type, completely standardized; in Blue Star ships, Harland-Burmeister and Wain 2-stroke double-acting 8-cyl units are installed.


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    Title :

    European refrigerated ships


    Additional title:

    Mar Eng Shipg Rev



    Publication date :

    1947


    Size :

    3 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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