Motor ship
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Amotor shipormotor vesselis ashippropelledby an internal combustion engine, usually adiesel engine.The names of motor ships are oftenprefixedwithMS,M/S,MV[1]orM/V.[2]
Engines for motorships were developed during the 1890s, and by the early 20th century, motorships began to cross the waters.[3][4]
History
[edit]The first diesel-powered motorships were launched in 1903: the RussianVandal(the first equipped with diesel-electric transmission) and FrenchPetite-Pierre.There is disagreement over which of the two was the first.
See also
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- Gas turbine ship(GTS) – prefix for a jet-engine/turbine-propelledship
- Steamship(SS) – a steamship is a ship propelled by a steam engine or steam turbine. The name of steam ships are often prefixed withSSorS/S
- Royal Mail Ship(RMS) – Royal Mail Ship
- Ship prefix
References
[edit]- ^"Mississippi River Commission"(PDF).Corps Facts.United States Army Corps of Engineers. 11 January 2008. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 26 July 2007.Retrieved10 August2008.
- ^"Open house of largest working towboat on the Mississippi rescheduled to Saturday, Aug. 9".United States Army Corps of Engineers. 7 September 2008. Archived fromthe originalon 9 January 2009.Retrieved10 August2008.
- ^"Trials and tribulations of the marine diesel -A look back at the history of diesel ships".The Motorship. 1 November 2003.Retrieved15 January2017.
- ^"100 years of motor ships".1 February 2012.Retrieved15 January2017.
External links
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