Fear of Diesel engine noise frightening approaching whales conquered by one year's experience of Nippon Suisan Kaisha; haul increased by using Diesel engined whalers; fuel consumption halved in comparison with steam reciprocating engines; vessels of Konan Maru class, oa length 165.5 ft, breadth 27 ft, depth 14.4 ft, gross register 417.43 tons, speed 15.42 knots, radius of action 6400 sea miles; propelled by 1800 bhp 4-stroke Hitachi engines.


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    Title :

    Diesel-Engined WhaleCatchers


    Additional title:

    Brit Motor Ship


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1951


    Size :

    3 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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