Three ferries for Electric Ferries Inc. for Service between West 23rd Street, NY, and Weehawken, NJ, to be used during week ends and holidays for peak traffic between Brooklyn and Staten Island; first of boats "E. G. Diefenbach" built by Levingston Shipbuilding Co, Orange, Texas; length oa 185 ft 2 1/2 in.; depth molded 15 ft 6 in.; propelled by electric motor running at 750 rpm driving propeller through reduction gearing; output is 600 kw.


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    Title :

    Large diesel-electric ferry boats


    Additional title:

    Brit Motor Ship


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1940


    Size :

    3 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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