Quiet here...

[GerritJ9]

The world's first ocean-going motorship was the Dutch motortanker m.s. "Vulcanus", built in 1910 by the Nederlandsche Scheepsbouw Maatschappij of Amsterdam for the Nederlandsch-Indische Tankstoomboot Maatschappij, a Dutch Royal Dutch/Shell company. Her main engine was built by Werkspoor, also of Amsterdam. The engine was a single-acting six-cylinder four-stroke crosshead with blast injection. Further particulars:
Bore x stroke: 400 x 600 mm.
Output: 450 BHP at 180 rpm.
BMEP was 4.95 kg/cm2, piston speed 3.6 m/sec.
http://www.helderline.nl/tanker/882/vulcanus/

"Selandia" (and B&W) may have received all the publicity over the years....... but she most definitely was NOT the first!!!!!!!!!!

[GerritJ9]

Also built in 1912 was the "Monte Penedo" of the Hamburg-Südamerika Line. She was built by the Howaltwerke in Kiel and powered by two four-cylinder single-acting crosshead two-stroke Sulzer engines, starting a long line of Sulzer two-stroke marine diesel engines. Further engine particulars:
Blast injection.
Bore x stroke: 470 x 680 mm.
Output: 850 BHP at 160 rpm.
BMEP was 5.05 kg/cm2, piston speed 3.63 m/sec.
Direct-driven scavenge pumps.

[Bullethead]

The world's first ocean-going motorship was the Dutch motortanker m.s. "Vulcanus", built in 1910 by the Nederlandsche Scheepsbouw Maatschappij of Amsterdam

Damn, you sure gave that up quickly. Most of us were just having our 1st chance to search off your last hint.

Anyway, you've given the answer without declaring a winner. So how as the next question?

[GerritJ9]

Sorry.......... thought nobody knew or could find the answer. Anyway, here's the next one: what was the first ship to enter service with a Doxford opposed-piston diesel engine?

[Bontainer]

If the name is "Yngaren", please do not give me credits, since it is too easy to google (or Bing which is becoming my new favourite search engine...). Questions containing many "searchable" words are too easy to solve just by googling, but in my opinion this is not in accordance with the spirit oft this thread..

Your
Peter

http://www.doxford-engine.com/brief_engine_history.htm

http://www.best-maritime.info/tbms/f...y.sql?50907&10

[barkhauer]

Someone ask a question or something!

[Drauf_Seydlitz!]

Two famous ships, launched fifty years apart, are moored on different shores.
Name the ships and the body of water.

[Yang]

Shores can be far apart. Anyway judging from your location i´d say USS Olympia and USS New Jersey which are moored on opposite shores of the Delaware River.

[Drauf_Seydlitz!]

Correct! I know this one might have been too easy, but I wanted a chance to mention that I visited both (and the sub Becuna) a couple of weeks ago (even got my girlfriend to come along).

If you're in the area and reading this, you'll enjoying visiting these ships.

USS Olympia is the oldest steel warship still afloat, and has the original Scuttlebutt.

Your turn, Yang!

[Yang]

I´d like to visit all ships of that era that are now a museum eventually, but so far i couldn´t even strike the first off the roll (probably either Averoff or Avrora).

Anyway the next question should be a bit more difficult so i guess i have to give some hints later on.