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  2. Marine propulsion - Wikipedia

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    Marine propulsion. Rolls-Royce Marine Spey, a gas turbine developed by Rolls-Royce Holdings in the 1960s for marine propulsion. Marine propulsion is the mechanism or system used to generate thrust to move a watercraft through water. While paddles and sails are still used on some smaller boats, most modern ships are propelled by mechanical ...

  3. Engine room - Wikipedia

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    Main engine deck of a cargo vessel Location of a ship's engine room on a bulk carrier Engine room of the Mercy Ship Caribbean Mercy in 1997. Her propulsion diesel is an MAK. EMD diesels in the engine room of the Research Vessel Davidson circa 2002. On a ship, the engine room (ER) [1] is the compartment where the machinery for marine propulsion ...

  4. Marine steam engine - Wikipedia

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    A marine steam engine is a steam engine that is used to power a ship or boat. This article deals mainly with marine steam engines of the reciprocating type, which were in use from the inception of the steamboat in the early 19th century to their last years of large-scale manufacture during World War II.

  5. Engine order telegraph - Wikipedia

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    An engine order telegraph or E.O.T., also referred to as a Chadburn, [1] is a communications device used on a ship (or submarine) for the pilot on the bridge to order engineers in the engine room to power the vessel at a certain desired speed.

  6. Wärtsilä-Sulzer RTA96-C - Wikipedia

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    Wärtsilä-Sulzer RTA96-C. The Wärtsilä RT-flex96C is a two-stroke turbocharged low-speed diesel engine designed by the Finnish manufacturer Wärtsilä. It is designed for large container ships that run on heavy fuel oil. Its largest 14-cylinder version is 13.5 meters high, 26.59 meters long, weighs over 2,300 tonnes, and produces 80.08 ...

  7. Container ship - Wikipedia

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    A ship's engine room houses its main engines and auxiliary machinery such as the fresh water and sewage systems, electrical generators, fire pumps, and air conditioners. [25] In most new ships, the engine room is located in the aft portion. [25]

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