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A "Scotch" marine boiler (or simply Scotch boiler) is a design of steam boiler best known for its use on ships. Sectional diagram of a "wet back" boiler. The general layout is that of a squat horizontal cylinder. One or more large cylindrical furnaces are in the lower part of the boiler shell. Above this are many small-diameter fire-tubes ...
The Massachusetts Port Authority carried out a study of cold ironing and alternatives in 2016 that pointed out a number of problems, including the high peak power demand (13 MW for a cruise ship, 3 MW for a container ship) and the high cost of providing the necessary equipment and upgraded electrical power infrastructure for Boston Harbor. It ...
Vessels typically contained several engines for different purposes. Main, or propulsion engines are used to turn the ship's propeller and move the ship through the water. . The fire room got its name from the days when ships burned coal to heat steam to drive the steam engines or turbines; the room was where the stokers spent their days shoveling coal continuously onto the grates under the ...
Portsmouth International Port is preparing for a record year, with 94 cruise ships to set sail from the harbour in 2025 – including a debut for Ritz-Carlton’s latest luxury yacht. The port has ...
Havensight on Saint Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands is a community and the busiest cruise port in the world. [1] It is located predominantly subdistrict of Charlotte Amalie with a small portion in the Southside census subdistrict (CSD), 1.5 miles from the territorial capital of Charlotte Amalie in Charlotte Amalie East. [2]
The boilers produced 400 psi of steam pressure. Among other things, some of the repair shops on board were a foundry, machine shop, canvas shop, optical repair, pump / valve repair, welding, diesel repair, scuba divers, Radio repair, and perhaps others. There were two cranes topside for lifting objects on and off of the ship.
In 1934 two new cargo ships joined the Bull fleet. The two ships were a new type, built with resembled components, which greatly reduce the building time. The ships would be classified later for World War II construction as type C4-class ships. The new ships were the SS SS Angelina and the SS Manuela (both were sunk by Uboat in 1942). [1] [10] [11]
Ferry Hakozaki, the sister ship of MV St. Thomas Aquinas.This vessel was also sold to the Philippines and was renamed as MV SuperFerry 5 and later MV St. Joan of Arc.. M/V St. Thomas Aquinas started life as the Ferry Sumiyoshi (Japanese: フェリーすみよし) of Meimon Car Ferry (later as Meimon Taiyo Ferry) (Japanese: 名門大洋フェリー, romanized: Meimon Taiyō Ferī) in Japan.