Over 200 vessels, Class CI-M-AVI, of special type for coastal and shallowdraft service ordered by U S Maritime Commission from various Great Lakes and other shipyards; length oa 320 ft; beam 50 ft; depth 29 ft; draft 18 ft; order for machinery was placed mainly with Nordberg and Busch-Sulzer companies; engine illustrated is Nordberg 2-stroke, 6-cyl type developed for this class of ship and designed to develop 1700 bhp at 180 rpm with direct drive.


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    Title :

    3,500-ton American coastal vessels


    Additional title:

    Brit Motor Ship


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1944


    Size :

    2 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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