Ice strengthened tanker built for Military Sea Transportation Service by Bethlehem Steel Co, to transport diesel oil, heavy-end aviation fuel, aviation gas and motor gas to Arctic area; propulsion machinery is twin screw diesel electric type delivering 2530 shp to propellers at 133.5 rpm; length oa 302 ft; beam molded 60 ft 11 in.; depth molded 26 ft 6 in.; draft molded 19 ft; gross tonnage 3200; oil cargo tank capacity 30,078 bbl.


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    Title :

    USNS Alatna -- First of seven MSTS prototypes


    Additional title:

    Mar Eng


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1957


    Size :

    103 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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