Motor ship explained
A motor ship or motor vessel is a ship propelled by an internal combustion engine, usually a diesel engine. The names of motor ships are often prefixed with MS, M/S, MV[1] or M/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
The first diesel-powered motorships were launched in 1903: the Russian (the first equipped with diesel-electric transmission) and French Petite-Pierre. There is disagreement over which of the two was the first.
See also
- Gas turbine ship (GTS) – prefix for a jet-engine/turbine-propelled ship
- Steamship (SS) – a steamship is a ship propelled by a steam engine or steam turbine. The name of steam ships are often prefixed with SS or S/S
- Royal Mail Ship (RMS) – Royal Mail Ship
- Ship prefix
Notes and References
- Web site: Mississippi River Commission . 11 January 2008 . Corps Facts . United States Army Corps of Engineers . 10 August 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070726123105/http://www.mvp.usace.army.mil/docs/press/FS-24.mrc.pdf . 26 July 2007.
- Web site: Open house of largest working towboat on the Mississippi rescheduled to Saturday, Aug. 9 . 7 September 2008 . United States Army Corps of Engineers . 10 August 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090109075610/http://www.mvp.usace.army.mil/print/default.asp?pageid=1444&subpageid=0 . 9 January 2009.
- Web site: Trials and tribulations of the marine diesel -A look back at the history of diesel ships . The Motorship . en . 1 November 2003 . 15 January 2017.
- Web site: 100 years of motor ships . en . 1 February 2012 . 15 January 2017.
