“MV Guy V. Molinari” Staten Island Ferry
Upper New York Bay
New York, September 2007
“Each ferry carries about 4,400 passengers and are capable of carrying 30 vehicles. Propulsion is provided by two (2) of the three (3) turbo-charged propulsion diesel generators installed, driving four (4) AC propulsion motors, two (2) at each end, driving a fixed-pitch propeller via a line of shafting. The double-ended ferries are 310 ft long and cost about $40 Million each.” (Sharp Designs New Staten Island Ferries for New York City, George G. Sharp, Inc.)
Though I've been on the water in NYC, I don't recall seeing the ferry...
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