Boats - Sailing - Ships

1958 - 2 million superliner will look like this: The keel has been laid in the Harland and Wolf shipyard, Be;fast, Northern Ireland, of the 45, 000 gross-tons P. and O. liner Canberra. Due for completion in 1960 at a cost equivalent to 2 million, the new vessel - the largest to be built since the sister queens Elizabeth and Mary - will have a cruising speed of 27 1/2 knots on the Britain-Australia-Pacific run. Turbo-electric propelled, fitted with stabilizers, air-conditioned throughout, she will carry 600 first-class and 1, 650 tourist passengers and a crew of 1, 000, a total of 3, 250. Photo shows drawing of the new P. and O. superliner Canberra

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Air-conditioned Canberra Completion Cost Cruising Equivalent First-class Fitted Keel Knots Laid Propelled Queens Stabilizers Throughout

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