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Motor ship

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Ship propelled by an internal combustion engine
"Motorship" and "Motorships" redirect here. For other uses, seeMotorship (disambiguation).
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Not to be confused withMotorboat.
The supply shipMV American Tern during cargo operations atMcMurdo Station inAntarctica in 2007

Amotor ship ormotor vessel is aship that ispropelled by aninternal combustion engine, usually adiesel engine. The names of motor ships are oftenprefixed withMS,M/S,MV[1] orM/V.[2]

Engines for motorships were developed during the 1890s, and by the early 20th century, motorships began to cross the waters.[3][4]

History

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The first diesel-powered motorships were launched in 1903: the RussianVandal (the first equipped with diesel-electric transmission) and FrenchPetite-Pierre. There is disagreement over which of the two was the first.

See also

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Cruise ships on theVolga River,Russia
  • Gas turbine ship (GTS) – prefix for a jet-engine/turbine-propelledship
  • Steamship (SS) – a steamship is a ship propelled by a steam engine or steam turbine. The name of steam ships are often prefixed withSS orS/S
  • Royal Mail Ship (RMS) – Royal Mail Ship

References

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  1. ^"Mississippi River Commission"(PDF).Corps Facts. United States Army Corps of Engineers. 11 January 2008. Archived fromthe original(PDF) on 26 July 2007. Retrieved10 August 2008.
  2. ^"Open house of largest working towboat on the Mississippi rescheduled to Saturday, Aug. 9". United States Army Corps of Engineers. 7 September 2008. Archived fromthe original on 9 January 2009. Retrieved10 August 2008.
  3. ^"Trials and tribulations of the marine diesel -A look back at the history of diesel ships". The Motorship. 1 November 2003. Retrieved15 January 2017.
  4. ^"100 years of motor ships". 1 February 2012. Retrieved15 January 2017.

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