Boats - Sailing - Ships

Jul. 07, 1960 - TAKING FINAL SHAPE. With her aluminum superstructure rising above the steel promenade deck, the new 45, 000-tons P and O liner Canberra lies in her fitting out berth in the Belfast (Northern Ireland) shipyard of Harland and Wolff. The largest post-war liner built in Britain, she will be turbo-electric propelled with a decking propeller to enable her to move sideways. Coasting 2 million. She will carry 2, 250 passengers (more than any other vessel afloat) on smooth electrically stabilized voyages at a service speed of 7, 5 knots between Britain, Australia, New Zealand and the United States West Coast

Restrictions Only for United Kingdom

000-tons Aluminum Berth Canberra Coasting Decking Electrically Enable Fitting Knots Post-war Propelled Propeller Sideways Stabilized Superstructure Voyages

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