Engineering:Motor ship
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Short description: Ship propelled by an internal combustion engine
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A motor ship or motor vessel is a ship propelled by an internal combustion engine, usually a diesel engine. The names of motor ships are often prefixed with MS, M/S, MV[1] or M/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
The first diesel-powered motorships were launched in 1903: the Russian Vandal (the first equipped with diesel-electric transmission) and French Petite-Pierre. There is disagreement over which of the two was the first.
See also
Cruise ships on the Volga River, Russia
- Gas turbine ship (GTS) – prefix for a jet-engine/turbine-propelled ship
- Steamship (SS) – a steamship is a ship propelled by a steam engine or steam turbine. The name of steam ships are often prefixed with SS or S/S
- Royal Mail Ship (RMS) – Royal Mail Ship
- Ship prefix
References
- ↑ "Mississippi River Commission". Corps Facts. United States Army Corps of Engineers. 11 January 2008. http://www.mvp.usace.army.mil/docs/press/FS-24.mrc.pdf.
- ↑ "Open house of largest working towboat on the Mississippi rescheduled to Saturday, Aug. 9". United States Army Corps of Engineers. 7 September 2008. http://www.mvp.usace.army.mil/print/default.asp?pageid=1444&subpageid=0.
- ↑ "Trials and tribulations of the marine diesel -A look back at the history of diesel ships" (in en). The Motorship. 1 November 2003. http://www.motorship.com/news101/industry-news/trials-and-tribulations-of-the-marine-diesel-a-look-back-at-the-history-of-diesel-ships.
- ↑ "100 years of motor ships" (in en). 1 February 2012. http://www.motorship.com/news101/comment-and-analysis/100-years-of-motor-ships.
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