World's largest double-ended ferry, designed by L.A.BAIER for Michigan's Mackinac service; ice breaking ferry has length 360 ft, beam 73 ft 6 in.; and depth 43 ft 4 in.; propelled by four 8-cyl Nordberg direct reversing 2 cycle Diesel engines each developing continuous rating of 2360 bhp at 165 rpm; passenger capacity 650, speed of 15 statute mi per hr; carries 135 vehicles in deck's 8 lanes. (See also Mar Eng and Shipg Rev v 57 n 4 Apr 1952 p 50-61; Brit Motor Ship v 33 n 385 Apr 1952 p 22-23; Nautical Gaz v 146 n 4 Apr 1952 p 16-7, 28;, Engineer v 194 n 5042 Sept 12 1952 p 361-3; Diesel Progress v 18 n 4 Apr 1952 p 42-5)


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    Titel :

    Vacationland will increase Michigan State ferry service 30%


    Weitere Titelangaben:

    Motorship


    Erschienen in:

    Motorship ; 37 , n 3


    Erscheinungsdatum :

    1952


    Format / Umfang :

    3 pages


    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)


    Format :

    Print


    Sprache :

    Englisch


    Schlagwörter :