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Title: Look at the size of this....
Post by: The Sheriff on 16 December 2014, 19:58:09
....sorry, Gixer, it's a ship...


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-25213845
Title: Re: Look at the size of this....
Post by: The Sheriff on 16 December 2014, 19:59:53
Sorry, that's an old report. It was on the news today, fully kitted out.
Title: Re: Look at the size of this....
Post by: Andy B on 16 December 2014, 20:04:51
As big as it is, it's not much bigger than the Jahre Viking https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WX2HFVHbo18 was. They are/were both over 600 000 tonnes!  :o :o :o :o :o

Title: Re: Look at the size of this....
Post by: The Sheriff on 16 December 2014, 20:10:03
As big as it is, it's not much bigger than the Jahre Viking https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WX2HFVHbo18 was. They are/were both over 600 000 tonnes!  :o :o :o :o :o
No. Mine's bigger than yours!  :P
Title: Re: Look at the size of this....
Post by: 05omegav6 on 16 December 2014, 20:20:24
As big as it is, it's not much bigger than the Jahre Viking https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WX2HFVHbo18 was. They are/were both over 600 000 tonnes!  :o :o :o :o :o
Not no more, snot...

(http://www.container-transportation.com/images/mont-3-29-10.jpg) ;D
Title: Re: Look at the size of this....
Post by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 16 December 2014, 20:23:33
As big as it is, it's not much bigger than the Jahre Viking https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WX2HFVHbo18 was. They are/were both over 600 000 tonnes!  :o :o :o :o :o

Which I believe was called something different to begin with.
Title: Re: Look at the size of this....
Post by: 05omegav6 on 16 December 2014, 20:28:45
As big as it is, it's not much bigger than the Jahre Viking https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WX2HFVHbo18 was. They are/were both over 600 000 tonnes!  :o :o :o :o :o

Which I believe was called something different to begin with.
Seawise summatorother iirc  :y was sunk during Iraniraq war, salvaged and eventually driven to a beach in India to make cutlery in 2009...
Title: Re: Look at the size of this....
Post by: Andy B on 16 December 2014, 20:40:12
As big as it is, it's not much bigger than the Jahre Viking https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WX2HFVHbo18 was. They are/were both over 600 000 tonnes!  :o :o :o :o :o
No. Mine's bigger than yours!  :P

 ;) ;)
Title: Re: Look at the size of this....
Post by: Andy B on 16 December 2014, 20:45:41
As big as it is, it's not much bigger than the Jahre Viking https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WX2HFVHbo18 was. They are/were both over 600 000 tonnes!  :o :o :o :o :o
Not no more, snot...

(http://www.container-transportation.com/images/mont-3-29-10.jpg) ;D

This was one of mine  :'(

HMS Fearless

(http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2009/01/23/article-1126951-03276625000005DC-898_468x698.jpg)
Title: Re: Look at the size of this....
Post by: RossPhim on 16 December 2014, 21:28:56
If you like big boats then this should do nicely!   :y

http://www.allseas.com/uk/19/equipment/pieter-schelte.html

I think it currently undergoing sea trials, but what I find impressive is that it can lift an entire topsides & jacket form the sea and transport it all back to land for disposal.
Title: Re: Look at the size of this....
Post by: henryd on 17 December 2014, 11:45:58
....sorry, Gixer, it's a ship...


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-25213845

Snot a ship ,its a raft as it ain't got no engine :o
Title: Re: Look at the size of this....
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 17 December 2014, 11:57:39
....sorry, Gixer, it's a ship...


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-25213845

Snot a ship ,its a raft as it ain't got no engine :o

It has actually, its got a couple of bloody great big gas turbines!

But there is no propulsion system

There bigger but possibly not more complex than my current project (220M long deep water drill ships - I work in Offshore marine Electrical and control systems)
Title: Re: Look at the size of this....
Post by: omega3000 on 17 December 2014, 16:12:38
 :o :o


(http://www.marineinsight.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/engine_truck.jpg)
Title: Re: Look at the size of this....
Post by: Andy B on 17 December 2014, 17:02:43
:o :o


(http://www.marineinsight.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/engine_truck.jpg)

Will that fit your Omega?  ::) ::)
Title: Re: Look at the size of this....
Post by: omega3000 on 17 December 2014, 17:08:43
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Will that fit your Omega? 

If its inline 6 maybe  :-*
Title: Re: Look at the size of this....
Post by: The Sheriff on 17 December 2014, 17:33:00
:o :o


(http://www.marineinsight.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/engine_truck.jpg)
Bet the cambelt's a big bugger.
Title: Re: Look at the size of this....
Post by: Andy B on 17 December 2014, 17:42:20
....
Bet the cambelt's a big bugger.

it'd be a fair old locking kit too  ;D
Title: Re: Look at the size of this....
Post by: henryd on 17 December 2014, 19:05:41
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Will that fit your Omega? 

If its inline 6 maybe  :-*

You'll need the K Y's for that job,B for the spring upgrade and jelly to get it to fit in the bay ::)
Title: Re: Look at the size of this....
Post by: omega3000 on 17 December 2014, 20:26:39
:o :o


(http://www.marineinsight.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/engine_truck.jpg)
Bet the cambelt's a big bugger.

Is that the engine Mr DTM built with his bare hands  ;D
Title: Re: Look at the size of this....
Post by: Kevin Wood on 19 December 2014, 09:30:22
My engine's got more cylinders mezzanine floors than yours. :D
Title: Re: Look at the size of this....
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 19 December 2014, 09:42:21
We see those a lot in the freight vessels although the monster engines are slowly dying out in favour of electric propulsion with six plus smaller engines (circa 10MW so 14000 ish bhp).

Reason being its cheaper on fuel with these and the ship is more reliable and has greeter flexibility, plus you can bring engines on/off line as required allowing maintenance, wear levelling and supports running at the most optimum load for max efficiency.

As an example, I had goods going from Italy to South Korea and they are delayed due to an engine failure on the vessel (NYK Orion) which required removal of 25% of the containers to get the engine compartment hatch open to crane spares in!
Title: Re: Look at the size of this....
Post by: omega3000 on 19 December 2014, 14:16:26
Funnily enough i was looking at container ships  :o


(https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQdM1cR_sHgBewv0x91YMSzhrjlqOzvOhKYJmbxAu7yoql6fr-KcQ)

(https://encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSeM7N3dqOHtCLAcB4c1wkVWqJlNXE9Kt6PR-GjVOfgYhzyvtGf0w)

Amazed how those things dont topple over , got to be a few thousand tons of cargo  ::)