Cruise liner Q4, Clydebank, Scotland

Jul. 20, 1967 - Seventy Tons Of Rudder: Construction of the 58, 000-ton new Cunarder Q4 is an schedule for the launch on September 20 by H.M. The Queen. The new ship, although only two-thirds the tonnage of the Queens, will carry as many passengers at the same speed with half the fuel consumption. Photo shows The 70-ton rudder being fitted at John Brown and Sons (Clydebank) Ltd - The rudder has an area of 482 square feet and is 27ft. 6ins. long and 23ft. 6ins. deep. Of the semi-balanced type (the ship's speed providing a serve effect to assist the rudder action) the rudder is entirely filled with plastic foam to make it leak proof and prevent internal corresion, and has an external glass-hard epoxy resin anti-corresion coating

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000-ton 6ins Although Coating Consumption Cunarder Entirely Filled Fitted Foam Internal Leak Prevent Proof Queens Resin Rudder Schedule Seventy Tonnage Tons Two-thirds

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