Motor ship

{{Short description|Ship propelled by an internal combustion engine}}

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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{{cite web |url= http://www.mvp.usace.army.mil/docs/press/FS-24.mrc.pdf |title=Mississippi River Commission |date=11 January 2008 |work=Corps Facts |publisher=United States Army Corps of Engineers |access-date=10 August 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070726123105/http://www.mvp.usace.army.mil/docs/press/FS-24.mrc.pdf |archive-date=26 July 2007}} or M/V.{{cite web |url= http://www.mvp.usace.army.mil/print/default.asp?pageid=1444&subpageid=0 |title=Open house of largest working towboat on the Mississippi rescheduled to Saturday, Aug. 9 |date=7 September 2008 |publisher=United States Army Corps of Engineers |access-date=10 August 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090109075610/http://www.mvp.usace.army.mil/print/default.asp?pageid=1444&subpageid=0 |archive-date=9 January 2009}}

Engines for motorships were developed during the 1890s, and by the early 20th century, motorships began to cross the waters.{{cite web |url= http://www.motorship.com/news101/industry-news/trials-and-tribulations-of-the-marine-diesel-a-look-back-at-the-history-of-diesel-ships|title=Trials and tribulations of the marine diesel -A look back at the history of diesel ships |publisher=The Motorship |language=en |date=1 November 2003 |access-date=15 January 2017}}{{cite web |url= http://www.motorship.com/news101/comment-and-analysis/100-years-of-motor-ships |title=100 years of motor ships |language=en |date=1 February 2012 |access-date=15 January 2017}}