First of 2 sister ships, passenger and vehicular ferry Man Ting was launched by Hong Kong and Whampoa Dock Co on July 18 for Hong Kong and Youmati Ferry Co; lengh oa 170 ft, breadth molded 42 ft, depth molded 12 ft 6 in.; vehicle deck has clear area of 6400 sq ft and will stow about 40 trucks and cars, and passenger deck over this is fitted to accommodate 530 first class passengers; Voith-Schneider propulsion and steering units at either end are each powered by Crossley diesel of 480 bhp at 400 rpm.


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    Title :

    Voith-Schneider propulsion for new Hong Kong ferry


    Additional title:

    Shipbldg Shipg Rec


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1962


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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