What engines!

[Piers]

How about a pair of <A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.rolls-royce.com/marine/overview/news/newsitem05.htm> these</A>?

27,010 kW...each....

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http://www.dupre.co.uk

 

[Roy]

Impressive...! Check out the QM2 spec below - what a brute!!

Length: 1,132 feet

Beam: 135 feet

Beam at Bridge Wings: 147.5 feet

Draft: 32 feet 10 inches

Height (Keel to Funnel): 236.2 feet

Gross Tonnage:
Approximately 151,400 gross tons
Passengers: 2,620
Crew: 1,253
Top Speed:
Power: 157,000 horsepower, environmentally friendly, gas turbine/diesel electric plant

Propulsion: Four pods of 21.5 MW each; 2 fixed and 2 azimuthing

Strength: Extra thick steel hull for strength and stability for Atlantic crossings

Stabilizers: Two sets
Cost: Estimated $800 million dollars



Some comparisons:


QM2 is five times longer than Cunard's first ship, Britannia (230 ft.)

QM2 is 113 feet longer than the original Queen Mary

QM2 is more than twice as long as the Washington Monument is tall (550 ft.)

QM2 is 147 feet longer than the Eiffel Tower is tall (984 ft.)

QM2 is more than 3 ½ times as long as Westminster Tower (Big Ben) is high (310 ft.)

QM2 is only 117 feet shorter than the Empire State Building is tall (1248 ft.)

QM2 is more than three times as long as St. Paul's Cathedral is tall (366 ft.)

QM2 is as long as 41 double-decker London buses (31 ½ ft. each)

QM2's whistle will be audible for 10 miles




<hr width=100% size=1>What does this mean then?

 

[Dave_Snelson]

I've got two on trial on my Windy......

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<A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.madocyachtclub.co.uk>http://www.madocyachtclub.co.uk</A>

 

[MedDreamer]

I hear that Martyn Whiteley is considering one for his new Rinker. There will of course be an article in MBM to follow.

<hr width=100% size=1>Living the dream