Boats - Sailing - Ships

Feb. 02, 1960 - Britain's Post-War Biggest: The New 45, 000-tons P and - 0 Liner Canberra grows in the Belfast (Northern Ireland) shipyard of Harland and Wolff for its launching day, next March 16, Part of her aluminum superstructure gleams in the winter sun and her bow contour plate (left) rises above the Promenade Deck. The largest post-war liner built in Britain, she will be turbo-electric propelled with a docking propeller to enable her to move sideways. Costing 2 million, she will carry 2, 250 passengers (more than any other vessel afloat) on smooth electrically stabilized voyages at a service speed of 27 knots between Britain, Australia, New Zealand and the United States West Coast

Restrictions Only for United Kingdom

000-tons Aluminum Biggest Canberra Contour Costing Docking Electrically Enable Grows Knots Launching Post-war Propelled Propeller Rises Sideways Stabilized Superstructure Voyages

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