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motorship

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motorship [′mōd·ər‚ship]
(naval architecture)
A ship propelled by a motor which can travel on the seas; in particular, one propelled by an internal combustion engine such as a diesel engine.


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If you want to endure - sorry, enjoy - excursion ship travel between Liverpool and North Wales, the veteran motorship Balmoral, of Waverley Excursions, returns to the Mersey for a cruise to Menai Bridge on Thursday, July 17, viewing Puffin Island and the Menai Bridges.
The steam ships' operations for peaceful industry were interrupted by World War I, and the following decades saw motorships added to the fleet, the similar impact of the second World War, and the peak and decline of the coastal liner travel industry as it met with the competition of air travel.
The 9,789-ton vessel was the company's pioneer motorship.
 
 
 
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