A LONGER LINE FOR MATSON'S LURLINE — The trailership Lurline is undergoing conversion at Sun Ship, Inc. shipyard in Chester, Pa., to a combination roll-on/roll-off trailership and lift-on/lift-off container carrier. The 700-foot Matson Navigation Company vessel will be lengthened to 826.5 feet by insertion of a 126.5-foot midbody section. Capacity will be increased from 434 twenty-four foot units to 1,046 units, auto space from 139 to 179, and refrigerated units from 100 to 204. The new 'ro/lo' carrier will reenter West Coast-Hawaii service early in 1982, Matson's centennial year.
A Longer Line For Matson's Lurline
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Photo caption reporting that Matson Navigation Company's 700-foot trailership Lurline is being converted and lengthened to 826.5 feet at Sun Ship, Inc. in Chester, Pa., increasing capacity and reentering West Coast-Hawaii service in early 1982.
Mentioned in this article
Company
- Sun Ship, Inc. shipyard, Chester, Pa.
- Matson Navigation Company vessel owner
Vessel
- Lurline trailership being converted and lengthened
GeoLocation
- Chester, Pa. shipyard location
Transcribed from the September 1981 print edition of Maritime Reporter & Engineering News. Text is OCR-derived and may contain errors.