Now That's A Boat - Err Ship

[Dreamtime]

The Emma Maersk

The cruise speed: 31 knots

And look at the crew-size: 13 people for a ship longer than a US aircraft carrier which has a crew of 5,000 men and officers.

This ship was built in five sections. The sections were floated together and then welded. The command bridge is higher than a 10-story building and has 11 cargo crane rigs that can operate simultaneously.

15,000 containers and a 207' beam! The 207' beam means it cannot fit through the Panama or Suez Canals.

It is strictly transpacific.

Country of origin - Denmark

Length - 1,302 ft

Width - 207 ft

Net cargo - 123,200 tons

Engine - 14 in-line cylinders diesel engine (110,000 BHP)

Cargo capacity - 15,000 TEU (1 TEU = 20 ft3)

First Trip - Sept. 08, 2006

Construction cost - US $145,000,000+

Silicone painting applied to the ship bottom reduces water resistance and saves 317,000 gallons of diesel fuel per year.

[Holmesie]

Now that IS a boat!! Would love to see a pic or two of the engineroom

[hottyscotty]

So when does VTEC kick in?

I bet those crewman must be ultra fit!

[smokinjoe]

Wonder what the real Emma looks like lol!

[Jigholio]

Just for you Holmesie:

Wartsila-Sulzer RTA96-C turbocharged two-stroke diesel engine is the most powerful and most efficient prime-mover in the world today;

Journal bearings

piston & rod assembly

Crankshaft in place

Assembled block

AND...

[Sammy0884]

Damn! 31kt is really moving!

[Jigholio]

Finished 12cyl version, just add ship and gulf of Arabia

[Jiggy]

It's an impressive ship that's for sure. But can you imagine how long your gaffs would need to be to land something off that? Also if you needed to back down on a fish how long would it take to go actually go backwards? Too long I reckon.

Oh and forget taking it by yourself for a quick fish. Think I'll stick to my seafarer.

Cheers

Jiggy

[Josh88]

wow....and i thought the queen mary was pretty big upclose

I'd imagine that could reverse pretty quick, once it has eventually stopped

[GregL]

There was a doco on fox last week about china mega ports. They can unload and reload that same boat in 20 hours!

Bloody amazing bit of engineering me thinks

[fRuItCaKe]

Unbelievable!

You'd think though for a ship that size you'd use a nuclear power source.

Or are these limited to military vessels only??

[slinkymalinky]

Nah... all they'd really need is a couple of E-Tecs on the back and she'd fly. I reckon my 75 would probably spin a 150' pitch prop ok.

Cheers, Slinky

[Flightmanager]

Nah... all they'd really need is a couple of E-Tecs on the back and she'd fly. I reckon my 75 would probably spin a 150' pitch prop ok.

Cheers, Slinky

As long as the prop wasnt in the water !!

Ross

Wartsila Sulzer RTA96-C / Engine

The cylinder bore is just under 38" and the stroke is just over 98". Each cylinder displaces 111,143 cubic inches (1820 liters) and produces 7780 horsepower. Total displacement comes out to 1,556,002 cubic inches (25,480 liters) for the fourteen cylinder version.

Some facts on the 14 cylinder version:

Total engine weight 2300 tons (The crankshaft alone weighs 300 tons.)

Length 89 feet

Height 44 feet

Maximum power 108,920 hp at 102 rpm

Maximum torque 5,608,312 lb/ft at 102rpm

Fuel consumption at maximum power is 0.278 lbs per hp per hour (Brake Specific Fuel Consumption). Fuel consumption at maximum economy is 0.260 lbs/hp/hour. At maximum economy the engine exceeds 50% thermal efficiency. That is, more than 50% of the energy in the fuel in converted to motion.

For comparison, most automotive and small aircraft engines have BSFC figures in the 0.40-0.60 lbs/hp/hr range and 25-30% thermal efficiency range.

Even at its most efficient power setting, the big 14 consumes 1,660 gallons of heavy fuel oil per hour.