![]() Larger diesel-powered boats were built in Russia in succeeding years, used mostly on the Volga River. A small diesel engine had been used to propel a canal boat in 1903. Uniquely, it was designed without a funnel instead, discharging smoke through its foremast. The Selandia’s two 1,250 horsepower engines provided a cruising speed of twelve knots. ![]() It had twenty first-class cabins for passengers and was equipped with toilets and baths, along with servants’ rooms. ![]() With a length of 370 feet and a 53-foot beam, its tonnage was 6,800 dwt and 4964 gt. It entered service for the East Asiatic Company on February 22, 1912, when it commenced a voyage from Copenhagen to Bangkok via Genoa. The motor ship (MS) SELANDIA was a twin screw ship launched in Copenhagen in 1911 from the Burmeister & Wain Shipyard.
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