Big Ship !!!!!!

Pedro · 31-03-2009, 07:49 PM

Check out this mother .... and its run by a crew of 13 !!

caputo23 · 31-03-2009, 07:54 PM

i got one in my bath

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galaxy xr8 · 31-03-2009, 07:54 PM

That is a master peice of enginering, it would be amazing to see it 1st hand to actually gauge the shere size of it.

MITCHAY · 31-03-2009, 07:55 PM

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One of the biggest ship in the world, entering port

What that ship isn't big enough?

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Impressive

Yellow_Festiva · 31-03-2009, 07:59 PM

Made in Korea I wonder?? Half of the worlds liners now float out of a dock in Sth Korea after being built. One every few days apparently.

Truly an engineering masterpiece!

Edit:Yup... Korean writing in one of the engine pics.

blueoval · 31-03-2009, 07:59 PM

always amazed at this marvel

DashXR6T · 31-03-2009, 08:14 PM

Thats amazing, 400m long
and only 13 crew members..

ADSXR8 · 31-03-2009, 08:17 PM

wow. Clear the decks and do some 1/4 racing.

JG66ME · 31-03-2009, 08:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Yellow_Festiva

Made in Korea I wonder?? Half of the worlds liners now float out of a dock in Sth Korea after being built.

Edit:Yup... Korean writing in one of the engine pics.

Nope, built in Denmark. And most large liners today are built in Italy. S Korea is a big builder of ships though.

MITCHAY · 31-03-2009, 08:29 PM

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Originally Posted by ADSG6ET

wow. Clear the decks and do some 1/4 racing.

You don't have to worry about brakes or parachutes because you will end up in the ocean

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Yellow_Festiva · 31-03-2009, 08:40 PM

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Originally Posted by JG66ME

Nope, built in Denmark. And most large liners today are built in Italy. S Korea is a big builder of ships though.

Correct.

Wonder how / why the engine seems to be of Korean origin then? Even the wikipedia site for the engine makes no reference to the origin of the engine. Surely they wouldn't build the hull in one country and build the engine in another??

Or perhaps the engine pictures aren't correct for that particular ship?

Got to pull you up on the ship building bit however. Europe account for just under 6% of worlds ships, Korea account for just over 50%.. by a substantial margin.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shipbuilding

SM1DY · 31-03-2009, 09:25 PM

Oh my lord, 6,275L p/hr in fuel, I'd be lucky to use that in a couple of years.

JayD · 31-03-2009, 09:33 PM

hopefully if it ever comes to Australia in a cyclone, they tie those 15,000 containers down...don't need any more oil in the water!!

BLU XR · 31-03-2009, 09:50 PM

Have A Look On You Tube,emma Maersk

**DJM83** · 31-03-2009, 10:22 PM

That is insane, that would be a huge feat in human engineering

GS608 · 31-03-2009, 10:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Yellow_Festiva

Correct.

Wonder how / why the engine seems to be of Korean origin then? Even the wikipedia site for the engine makes no reference to the origin of the engine. Surely they wouldn't build the hull in one country and build the engine in another??

Or perhaps the engine pictures aren't correct for that particular ship?

the pics aren't even of the same engine lol
look at the stair cases, you can see differences, also one has a bit of white where as the other is green in the same area

Mongoose · 01-04-2009, 03:48 PM

Anyone fancy doing an oil change?

OLDFORDNUT · 01-04-2009, 04:15 PM

(The ship was built at the Odense Steel Shipyard in Denmark. In June 2006, during construction, welding work caused a fire within her superstructure.[7] It spread rapidly through the accommodation section and bridge.

Emma Mærsk was named in a ceremony on 12 August 2006. The ship is named after Emma Mærsk, Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller's late wife. The ship set sail on her maiden voyage on 8 September 2006 )
The Emma Mærsk is powered by a Wärtsilä-Sulzer 14RTFLEX96-C engine, currently the world's largest single diesel unit, weighing 2,300 tons and capable of 109,000 horsepower (82 MW).[11] The ship has several features to protect the environment. This includes exhaust heat recovery and cogeneration. The exhaust gasses of the engine are passed through a steam generator which then powers electrical generators to generate electricity. This creates an electrical output equivalent to about 12% of the main engine power output. Some of this steam is also used directly as shipboard heat[12]. Instead of biocides, used by much of the industry to keep barnacles off of the hull, a special silicone-based paint is used.[3] This increases the ship's efficiency by reducing drag while also protecting the ocean from biocides that may leak. The silicone paint covering the part of the hull below the waterline is credited for lowering the water drag enough to save 1200 tons of fuel per year.)

Taken from wikepedia website,more amazing is the fact it cruises at 27knots

madmelon · 01-04-2009, 04:22 PM

That open engine is an inline 10 cylinder - it's only got 10 throws. The other pics seem to be ones I've seen before of engines on test in a building. You don't have anywhere near that much space around an engine when it's in the ship- that'd be a waste of valuable cargo/fuel space.

Nonetheless, it's a massive ship. If that's one engine making 108,000hp then it'd be a Wartzila engine. It's the only one capable of such an output at the moment.

edit: damn too slow...

JMO · 01-04-2009, 04:26 PM

Sure it isn't an April Fool's? Those pictures look a little off to me. Maybe I'm just being paranoid?

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EDIT: Nope, it's real

Walt Kowalski · 01-04-2009, 04:53 PM

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Originally Posted by caputo23

i got one in my bath

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You watch the duck doesn't end up in the props

ten[A]cio[U]s · 01-04-2009, 05:01 PM

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Originally Posted by MITCHAY

What that ship isn't big enough?

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Impressive

I would like too see the biggest lol!

Thats impressive!

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MattsDisturbed · 01-04-2009, 05:41 PM

dammm, wonder what the handling would be like on that baby :P

vztrt · 01-04-2009, 05:52 PM

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Originally Posted by SM1DY

Oh my lord, 6,275L p/hr in fuel, I'd be lucky to use that in a couple of years.

The engine would be low speed diesel so it would use straight oil, proper diesel is only used when it comes into port due to emission laws.

itchy brother · 01-04-2009, 06:56 PM

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Originally Posted by I-STUNR

Thats amazing, 400m long
and only 13 crew members..

They should add a crew member or sack one, so they can have better luck! :dr_Evil:
13 crew is not a good idea!

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Haven't they heard of the Titanic?

Cookie-XR8 · 01-04-2009, 07:40 PM

that engine is huge, should put one in the au

**DJM83** · 01-04-2009, 08:03 PM

Didnt realise VE commodores float

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Airmon · 01-04-2009, 09:06 PM

Watched the making of that ship on an Engineering Doco, interesting stuff. But from memory I think the Emma Maersk caught on fire, didn't destroy it, but a fair bit of damage.

XPfalcon170 · 01-04-2009, 09:16 PM

They don't call the NRMA when the engine breaks down do they?? Tap the gigantic fuel tank with with his little hammer and say the 'fuel pumps stuffed, you'll need a tow' hahaha

But, really, its amazing that such a gigantic vessel could ever be created. Just amazing

**DJR-351** · 01-04-2009, 11:26 PM

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Originally Posted by itchy brother

They should add a crew member or sack one, so they can have better luck! :dr_Evil:
13 crew is not a good idea! :
Haven't they heard of the Titanic?

You obviously dont work at sea....