A roll-on/roll-off ship, commonly abbreviated RoRo, is a cargo vessel built with large ramps and open internal decks that allow wheeled cargo such as cars, trucks and trailers to be driven directly on and off under their own power rather than lifted by crane. The design greatly speeds loading and unloading compared with traditional break-bulk cargo handling, and RoRo vessels have become the standard means of shipping new automobiles and other wheeled freight across oceans and along many short sea and ferry routes.
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Manufacturer or BuilderThomas Grainger (Grainger and Miller) 1 Sources
1. Roll-on/roll-off, Wikipedia
Invention section, service start
The service commenced on 3 February 1850.
Invention section, ferry builder
The ferry itself was built by Thomas Grainger, a partner of the firm Grainger and Miller.
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WikipediaIn Group: Specialized Cargo Ships, Lead sentenceQuote, In Group: Specialized Cargo Ships, Lead sentence
ships are cargo ships designed specifically to transport wheeled cargo, such as cars, motorcycles, trucks, semi-trailer trucks, buses, trailers and railroad cars, which are moved directly onto and off the ship by their own wheels or on a platform vehicle such as a self-propelled modular transporter.
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