Built by Caledon Shipbuilding and Engineering Co, Dundee, to order of Britain Steamship Co; length oa 468 ft; breadth molded 64 ft; depth molded to shelter deck 43 ft 3 in.; gross tonnage 5664; powered by Scott-Doxford 2-stroke, direct reversible, 5-cyl, opposed piston Diesel engine developing 5500 bhp at 110 rpm. (See also Shipbldr and Mar Engine-Bldr v 56 n 493 Dec 1949 p 781-92, 2 supp sheets; Shipbldg and Shipg Rec v 74 n 18 Nov 3 1949 p 528-30, n 22 Dec 1 p 653-8; Brit Motor Ship v 30 n 359 Dec 1949 p 332-5; Engineering v 168 n 4374 Nov 25 1949 p 558-9 (illus) 562; Pac Mar Rev v 46 n 12 Dec 1949 p 90-4, v 47 n 1 Jan 1950 p 52-4; Motorship v 35 n 2 Feb 1950 p 18-23)


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    Title :

    Cargo motorship "Wanstead."


    Additional title:

    Mar Engr Naval Architect


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1949


    Size :

    11 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


    Cargo motorship "Wanstead."

    Engineering Index Backfile | 1949


    Cargo motorship "Wanstead."

    Engineering Index Backfile | 1949


    Cargo motorship "Wanstead."

    Engineering Index Backfile | 1949


    Cargo motorship "Wanstead."

    Engineering Index Backfile | 1949


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