First of three ships constructed for United Fruit Co, by Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp, length oa 447 ft, beam 60 ft, draft loaded 24 ft, max speed 20 knots; four Babcock and Wilcox water-tube marine-type boilers; main propelling machinery will generate 10,500 shp; two marine-type General Electric steam turbines. (see also Mar Eng and Shipg Age v 37 n 7 July 1932 p 277-9; Mar Rev v 62 n 7 July 1932 p 14-7; and Pac Mar Rev v 29 n 7 July 1932 p 257-60)


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    Title :

    Turbine electric liner Antigua launched at Bethlehem Fore River plant


    Additional title:

    Mar News


    Published in:

    Marine News ; 18 , n 8


    Publication date :

    1932


    Size :

    2 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English