Cargo is loaded and discharged almost entirely by electric deck cranes on ship built by A.S.Bergens Mekaniske Verksteder for Det Bergenske Dampskibsselskab; length oa 441 ft 6 in., breadth molded 58 ft, summer draft as open shelterdecker 27 ft 2 in., dw open 6440 tons, and closed 8640 tons; 8-cyl Akers-B and W engine develops 5540 bhp at 150 rpm. (see also Shipbldr and Mar Engine-Bldr v 69 n 655 May 1962 p 328)
"Cygnus," 8,640-ton d.w. cargo ship
Shipbldg Shipg Rec
Shipbuilding and Shipping Record ; 99 , n 19 ; p 610-611
1962
2 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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"Cygnus," 8,640-ton d.w. cargo ship
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