Particulars of vessel designed to carry three of Dieselengined trains which run on Danish railway system, each of these being composed of three or four railway cars; ferry has appearance of ordinary vessel, and motor cars and trains are completely sheltered from spray; length oa 353 ft 6 in.; breadth over fenders 58 ft; propelled by two 6-cyl Burmeister and Wain standard trunk piston 2-stroke engines each developing 2200 ihp at 152 rpm and 2725 at 165 rpm. (See also Brit Motor Ship v 28 n 328 May 1947 p 66-7; Shipbldr and Mar Engine-Bldr v 54 n 460 May 1947 p 320-7, 1 supp sheet; Mar Engr v 70 n 838 May 1947 p 227-31; Ry Gaz v 87 n 2 July 11 1947 p 44-6; Mar Eng and Shipg Rev v 52 n 9 Sept 1947 p 72-7)


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    Title :

    Largest train ferry, Danish M.S. "Fyn" for service across great belt


    Additional title:

    Motorship


    Published in:

    Motorship ; 32 , n 8


    Publication date :

    1947


    Size :

    4 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


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