Motorship built and engined by Harland and Wolff at Govan to order of Huddart Parker, Ltd., Melbourne, and intended for Australian service; length 430 ft.; depth molded 33 ft. 6 in.; gross tonnage 8108 tons; accommodation is provided for 358 first-class and 90 third-class passengers; propelling machinery comprises two eight-cylinder Harland and Wolf-Burmeister and Wain engines of four-stroke single-acting air-injection type, cylinders having diam. of 740 mm. and 1500 mm. stroke. (see also Mar. Engr. and Motorship Bldr., vol. 52, no. 625, Oct. 1929, pp. 422-423, 1 fig., and Brit. Motorship, vol. 10, no. 114, Sept. 1929, pp. 209-213, 23 figs)


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    Title :

    Twin screw passenger and cargo motorship "Westralia"


    Additional title:

    Shipbldg. Shipg. Rec


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1929


    Size :

    3 pages


    Remarks:

    3 Figs.


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




    Twin-screw passenger and cargo motorship "Mtwara"

    Engineering Index Backfile | 1951




    Twin-screw passenger and cargo motorship "Mtwara"

    Engineering Index Backfile | 1951