Motor ship
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Motor ship
"M/S" redirects here. For M/S stereo coding, see Joint (audio engineering).
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A motor ship or motor vessel is a ship propelled by an internal combustion engine, usually a diesel engine. The name of motor ships are often prefixed with MS, M/S, MV[1] or M/V.[2]
See also
- Gas Turbine Ship (GTS) — prefix for a jet-engine/turbine propelled ship.
- Steam ship (SS) — a Steam Ship 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 Royal Mail steamer, or ship
- Ship prefix
References
- ^ "Mississippi River Commission". Corps Facts. United States Army Corps of Engineers. 2008-01-11. http://www.mvp.usace.army.mil/docs/press/FS-24.mrc.pdf. Retrieved 2008-08-10.
- ^ "Open house of largest working towboat on the Mississippi rescheduled to Saturday, Aug. 9". United States Army Corps of Engineers. 2008-09-07. http://www.mvp.usace.army.mil/print/default.asp?pageid=1444&subpageid=0. Retrieved 2008-08-10.
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