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of Barrow-in-Furness
1906 Description of a ferry-boat made by D. McGruer, 'which is interesting because of the application for propulsion of a petrol motor, and also because of the system of transmission of power to the rudder. This boat - the Swallow - is at work taking passengers across the Walney Channel, which separates Barrow-in-Furness from a residential island opposite. ...'. Engine by Aster of France.[1]
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