Zimmermann, Erich Walter, 1888- · New York, Prentice-Hall · leaf 172
t than coal.—Many of the advantageswhich the motor ship possesses accrue from the use ofoil instead of coal. But that substitution is not charac-teristic of the motor ship alone, since oil is now used onmany steamers under the boilers. We therefore referto the next chapter in which these advantages… … 175 150 L25 LOO .75 50 25 Courtesy of Tidewater Oil Company. Advantages of the motor ship.—But there are featurespeculiar to motor ships. Above all, they dispense withthe boiler, and therefore the carrying capacity is in-creased by the space and weight of that bulky piece ofequipment, besides the…
Merchant marine · Ships and shipping
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