Vessel Suecia, built at Gotaverken yard for Johnson Line; length oa 455 ft 4 1/2 in.; breadth molded 59 ft 6 in.; depth molded to shelter deck 37 ft 3 in.; vessel is fitted with Kamewa variable pitch propellers controlled from bridge; each propeller is directly connected to Gotaverken 2-stroke Diesel engine developing 3500 bhp at 125 rpm; two engines with total power of 7000 bhp estimated to give vessel speed of 17 knots when fully loaded. (see also Brit Motor Ship v 25 n 291 Apr 1944 p 8-12; Motorship v 29 n 8 Aug 1944 p 677-81)
First ocean-going motorship with variable-pitch propellers
Mar Engr
Marine Engineer ; 67 , n 801
1944
9 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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First ocean-going motorship with variable-pitch propellers
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