From what reading I have done on the subject, many of the more modern ships - large - as in international cargo carriers - particularly those that operate from Japan, use electric motors to drive their ships. Works somewhat like a diesel powered train engine. I guess having electric engines for propulsion actually gives them better control, particularly with todays automated operations on board. Crew size on these big vessels is now down to just a scant - 5-6 men on the whole vessel for the voyage/ Several of the Alaska Marine Highway ferry vessels - and some are not small - also use electric power to drive the ship. John Rodgers 88 GL Driver Andrew Grebneff wrote: >> As an aside, most of >> > the modern ships have gas turbine engines, which, while they still >> run on >> > fuel (jet fuel), they can be fired up and ready in about thirty >> minutes. > > > I'll bet only small ships use gas turbines. And hoo boy, if one > catches fire, watch that baby burn! > -- > Andrew Grebneff > Dunedin > New Zealand > Fossil preparator > <andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz> > Seashell, Macintosh, VW/Toyota van nut > > HUMANITY: THE ULTIMATE VON NEUMANN MACHINE > > DEMOCRACY: RULE BY THE LOWEST COMMON DENOMINATOR > > |
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