Built by Drammen Slip and Verksted for Torvald Klaveness, Balao is for transport of bananas and other fruit or frozen cargo; refrigerating plant includes Freon 12 brine installation of Stal design; length oa 276 ft 11 in., length bp 260 ft, breadth molded 42 ft 3 in.; propelled by Sulzer 2-stroke single acting unit developing 2500 bhp at 150 rpm; about 25 tons of aluminum alloy used in superstructure.
Fruit-carrying ship with machinery aft
Brit Motor Ship
British Motor Ship ; 34 , n 397
1953
2 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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Engineering Index Backfile | 1935
Engineering Index Backfile | 1935
Fruit ship with novel propelling machinery
Engineering Index Backfile | 1936
Fruit ship with novel propelling machinery
Engineering Index Backfile | 1936
Engineering Index Backfile | 1953