3250-ton 15 1/2-knot vessel 96 m. long for Danish State Railways, built by Elsinore Shipbuilding Co. World's largest combined passenger, train and automobile ferry, for Great Belt service; propelling machinery is two 8-cylinder, 4-stroke cycle, single-acting, trunk-piston Diesel engines, designed by Burmeister and Wain. (See also descriptions in Shipbldg. and Shipg. Rec., vol. 29, no. 21, May 26, 1927, pp. 610-614, 11 figs.; Shipbldr., vol. 34, no. 202, June 1927, pp. 337-340, 4 figs.; Werft-Reederei Hafen, vol, 8, no. 15, Aug. 7, 1927, pp. 326-327, 5 figs; Mar. Engr. and Motorship Bldr., vol. 50, no. 598, June 1927, pp. 223-225, 4 figs)


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    Title :

    The motor train ferry "korsor,"


    Additional title:

    Brit. Motorship


    Contributors:

    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1927


    Size :

    8 pages


    Remarks:

    5 Figs.


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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