NEWEST IN LIFEBOATS
24 FOR CUNARD LINER CONSTRUCTION IN ENGLAND LONDON, Dec.. 20. Twenty-four fireproof, unsinkable lifeboats, each of which will carry 145 persons—easily the largest boats of the kind ever constructed in 'Britain — are being built for the new Cunard liner Queen Mary. Each boat will be fitted with a Diesel motor engine, using fuel oil, and insulated so that, it can be started in the coldest weather while the boat, is in the davits.
Even should the boat become flooded the engine will continue running. Two of the boats will be equipped with the latest wireless apparatus.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18591, 29 December 1934, Page 5
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99NEWEST IN LIFEBOATS Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18591, 29 December 1934, Page 5
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