Welded all steel ferry boat placed in service by Oregon State Highway Commission, operates between Astoria, Oregon, and Megler, Wash, on Columbia River; length oa 180 ft; beam extreme 51 ft 1 1/2 in.; depth molded 14 ft 6 in.; normal draft 8 ft 6 in.; loaded service speed 10 knots; loaded displacement 710 tons with capacity of 40 cars and 300 passengers; main engine is Model Z-6 4-cycle, 16-in. bore by 20 1/2-in. stroke, 6-cyl, Union Diesel developing 800 hp at 300 rpm.


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    Title :

    M. R. Chessman -- West coast ferry


    Additional title:

    Motorship


    Contributors:
    Pugh, M.D. (author)

    Published in:

    Motorship ; 33 , n 8


    Publication date :

    1948


    Size :

    2 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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    Engineering Index Backfile | 1954


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    Engineering Index Backfile | 1954


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