"Glendyne" at Point Hope Maritime
One of the navy's shiphandling tugs getting some work done at Point Hope Shipyard. The machinery consists of 2 × Ruston-Paxman diesel engines, 1,800 hp (1,342 kW) and 2 × Voith Schneider cycloidal propellers. The Voith Schneider propellers can be seen in the middle of the hull, below the house; it combines propulsion and steering in one unit. Apologies to the maritime professionals but I describe them as a pair of blenders with variable pitch blades! For a more technical narrative, please have a look at: voith.com/corp-en/drives-transmissions/voith-schneider-pr...
"Glendyne" at Point Hope Maritime
One of the navy's shiphandling tugs getting some work done at Point Hope Shipyard. The machinery consists of 2 × Ruston-Paxman diesel engines, 1,800 hp (1,342 kW) and 2 × Voith Schneider cycloidal propellers. The Voith Schneider propellers can be seen in the middle of the hull, below the house; it combines propulsion and steering in one unit. Apologies to the maritime professionals but I describe them as a pair of blenders with variable pitch blades! For a more technical narrative, please have a look at: voith.com/corp-en/drives-transmissions/voith-schneider-pr...