Double ended ferry for conveyance of passengers, motor cars, etc, built by Wm Denny and Bros; length oa 178 ft; breadth extreme 49 ft; depth amidships 10 ft; powered by two English Electric 6-cyl 4-stroke, trunk piston engines, each developing 420 bhp at 650 rpm; each engine is fitted with exhaust gas turbo pressure charger; each main generator delivers 225 kw at 650 rpm and are flange mounted to engines. (See also Shipbldg and Shipg Rec v 71 n 11 Mar 11 1948 p 315-8; Engineer v 185 n 4807 Mar 12 1948 p 250-2)
Diesel-electric paddle ferry "Farringford"
Mar Engr
Marine Engineer ; 71 , n 849
1948
3 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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