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Building the World's Largest Supertanker

Discussion in 'General Yachting Discussion' started by brian eiland, Apr 22, 2017.

  1. brian eiland, Apr 22, 2017
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    ...very interesting video presentation

    Superships - Launching a Leviathan
  2. AMG, Apr 23, 2017
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  3. YachtForums, Apr 23, 2017
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    The scale & magnitude of this build is beyond belief. Certainly a modern day engineering marvel, minus a transmission. ;)

    Thanks for posting Brian.
  4. brian eiland, Apr 23, 2017
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    Minus a transmission caught my attention as well !! ...not even a neutral gear
  5. Focal, Apr 28, 2017
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    ''But there's one big question, when launch day comes, will this super ship float?''

    wtf is that about, of course it will float. It's not like they put some random parts together to see if it will work.
  6. d_meister, Apr 28, 2017
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    Surprisingly (to me, anyway), direct drive isn't unusual. When transiting the Panama Canal one time, we were told that was the reason yachts have to be in front of big ships. The turbulence from the constant running prop would simply beat up a yacht. Knowing that, then, we had a certain trepidatious outlook on the ship entering the lock behind us.
  7. Fletcher500, Apr 28, 2017
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    Interesting video. They mentioned the Valdez incident in 1989 as the impetus requiring double hulls. Two of my classmates were in the engine room as young 3rd assistant engineers when that grounding occurred.