Design secrets of SS Chusan | P&O
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Mike Brady from Ocean Liner Designs provides a detailed visual tour of the SS Chusan through a custom drawing of the vessel. He explains that the ship was a significant part of the P&O fleet, specifically designed for the Far East service following the second World War. The creator details the ship's technical specifications, including its length, gross registered tonnage, and its role in reinstating service to Japan. The tour covers various structural and functional elements of the liner, such as the stern gallery, the children's play space protected by canvas screens, and the cargo handling equipment. Brady highlights unique features like the shelter cubbies for winch operators and the massive funnel that housed various machinery. He also discusses the ship's technological advancements, specifically the patent Denny Brown stabilizer, which made the vessel one of the first large passenger ships to utilize such fins. The video concludes with a personal tribute to Ken Beard, a former fourth engineer on the Chusan, noting that the drawing serves as a memorial to his service and technical expertise.
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chusan is one of these ships that had a really really successful career but nobody really knows about it so today let's fix that
she was also the biggest ship that would ever be put on that service by the line
tucson had quite a few lifeboats they're about 31 feet long motorized and they're each designed to take about 100 people
in 1950 tucson was actually the first large passenger ship to end a service with these stabilizing fins
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