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A ship such as the P. and 0 liner "Arcadia," required to be equipped with the range of products and services that people expected to find in homes, offices and centres of entertainment, in addition to propulsion and navigational installations. The " Arcadia " had a gross tonnage of 29,734 and was propelled | A ship such as the P. and 0 liner "Arcadia," required to be equipped with the range of products and services that people expected to find in homes, offices and centres of entertainment, in addition to propulsion and navigational installations. The " Arcadia " had a gross tonnage of 29,734 and was propelled | ||
by two sets of double-reduction geared turbines developing a total of 34,000 s.h.p. for a service speed of 22 · 5 knots. She was built by [John Brown and Co|John Brown and Co. (Clydebank) Ltd]]., and launched | by two sets of double-reduction geared turbines developing a total of 34,000 s.h.p. for a service speed of 22 · 5 knots. She was built by [[John Brown and Co|John Brown and Co. (Clydebank) Ltd]]., and launched | ||
in 1953.<ref>[[The Engineer Centenary Part 6: Modern Products and Centenarians]]</ref> | in 1953.<ref>[[The Engineer Centenary Part 6: Modern Products and Centenarians]]</ref> | ||
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A ship such as the P. and 0 liner "Arcadia," required to be equipped with the range of products and services that people expected to find in homes, offices and centres of entertainment, in addition to propulsion and navigational installations. The " Arcadia " had a gross tonnage of 29,734 and was propelled by two sets of double-reduction geared turbines developing a total of 34,000 s.h.p. for a service speed of 22 · 5 knots. She was built by John Brown and Co. (Clydebank) Ltd., and launched in 1953.[1]
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