Requirements of service and their effect on design and construction of three new ferry boats built for City of New York's Dept of Marine and Aviation by Levingston Shipbuilding Co, of Orange, Tex; on average working day, e.g., some 60,000 passengers and 3500 vehicles use ferry service; factors in selection of diesel electric propulsion, with separate shafts, are discussed; design data, including tables of weights and hull characteristics, are given for vessel John F. Kennedy, and certain comparisons are made for earlier boat, Pvt. Jos. F. Merrell.


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    Title :

    New ferryboats for Staten Island-Manhattan service


    Additional title:

    Mar Technology


    Contributors:

    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1966


    Size :

    13 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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