Double ended ferry boat, Pvt Joseph F. Merrill, built at Bethlehem Steel Co's Staten Island Yard; length oa 290 ft; beam molded on 14-ft 3 in. waterline 49 ft; depth molded to top of guards 20 ft; normal operating draft molded 13 ft 2 in.; capacity 3000 passengers and from 38 to 45 vehicles; powered by 6-cyl, double acting Skinner unaflow engine, capable of developing 4000 ihp at 165 rpm when supplied with steam at 275 psi and 614 F. (See also Mar Eng and Shipg Rev v 45 n 4 Apr 1951 p 44-52)


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    Title :

    Staten Island express ferryboat


    Additional title:

    Naut Gaz


    Published in:

    Nautical Gazette ; 145 , n 2


    Publication date :

    1951


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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