Six vessels being built by Higgins, Inc, New Orleans, for Empreza Internacional de Transportes, Sao Paulo, Brazil; four 136-ft ferries carry 518 passengers; beam 33 ft; depth molded 10 1/2 ft; powered by two Fairbanks, Morse 5-cyl, 312-bhp Diesels; two 144-ft ferries can accommodate 25 trucks; length oa 144 ft 6 in.; beam oa 42 ft 6 in.; depth of hull molded 9 ft; draft 5 ft; propelled by two Fairbanks-Morse 6-cyl, 610-bhp Diesel engines.
Ferry fleet under construction by Higgins
Motorship
Motorship ; 35 , n 8
1950
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