U S Maritime Commission vessel USS Admiral W. S. Benson, first of series of P2-SE2-Ri troopships for U S Navy; length oa 610 ft; beam molded 75 ft 6 in.; draft max molded 30 ft; turbo electric propulsion machinery is used, two separate sets of units being installed; four water tube steam generators furnish steam; each unit designed and nozzled for continuous operation at 10,500 shp output running 3715 rpm with steam at 585 psi and 840 F.


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    Title :

    Bethlehem delivers largest pacific-coast-built ship


    Additional title:

    Pac Mar Rev


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1944


    Size :

    10 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English