Gross tonnage 21,500; displacement25,500 tons; 600 ft. in length, with width of 84 ft.; draft 30 ft. 6 in.; lifeboat and life-saving equipment; driven by four powerful M.A.N. engines of double-acting two-stroke type, each having six cylinders and developing, together, 20,000 hp.; vessel will carry 591 cabin passengers, 334 tourist, and 142 third-class. (See also Mar. News vol. 16, no. 1, Mar. pp. 44-45, 1 fig; and Mar. Rev., vol. 59, no. 6, June 1929, pp. 31-32, 1 fig)


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    Title :

    French line motorship Lafayette successfully launched at St. Nazaire


    Additional title:

    Shipbldg. Shipg. Rec


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1929


    Size :

    2 pages


    Remarks:

    5 Figs.


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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