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 or M/V .
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1-458: Engines for motorships were developed during the 1890s, and by the early 20th century, motorships began to cross the waters. The first diesel-powered motorships were launched in 1903: the Russian Vandal (the first equipped with diesel-electric transmission) and French Petite-Pierre . There is disagreement over which of the two was the first. This article about a type of ship or boat
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