First of two Diesel electric ferries built by Jakobson Shipyard, Oyster Bay, Long Island, to be operated by Brooklyn-Saint George, Staten Island run, by Electric Ferries, Inc; length oa 185 ft; width over guards 54 ft; depth 15 ft 6 in.; propelled by twin 8-cycle, General Motors Diesel engines of 800 bhp, each direct connected to 544-kw generator turning at 750 rpm. (See also Motorship v 31 n 8 Aug 1946 p 678; Diesel Progress v 12 n 10 Oct 1946 p 70-1; Brit Motor Ship v 27 n 322 Nov 1946 p 302-3)


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    Title :

    Narrows, new diesel electric ferry


    Additional title:

    Mar Eng Shipg Rev



    Publication date :

    1946


    Size :

    3 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


    Narrows, new diesel electric ferry

    Engineering Index Backfile | 1946


    Narrows, new diesel electric ferry

    Engineering Index Backfile | 1946


    Narrows, new diesel electric ferry

    Engineering Index Backfile | 1946


    Diesel-electric ferry

    Diefenbach, E.G. | Engineering Index Backfile | 1940


    Diesel-electric ferry

    Diefenbach, E.G. | Engineering Index Backfile | 1940