New design by V.C.FARRELL, adaptable to commercial and military operations, incorporates lift-on/lift-off, roll-on/roll-off techniques; wing decks and tunnelled superstructures allow uninterrupted flow of trucks over length of weather decks, thereby eliminating carbon monoxide problems; large turntable aft positions two-way ramp to provide easy access for trucks from dock to vessel; diagram. (See also Shipbldg and Shipg Rec v 92 n 19 Nov 6 1958 p 608, 620; Mar Engr and Naval Architect v 81 n 989 Dec 1958 p 505)
"Unsinkable" multi-purpose cargo vessel
Mar Eng
Marine Engineering ; 64 , n 1
1959
Article (Journal)
English
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