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  2. Propeller - Wikipedia

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    The ship was originally designed to have paddles, but plans changed after screw propellers were shown to be much more efficient. SS Archimedes was built in 1838 by Henry Wimshurst of London, as the world's first steamship [ c ] to be driven by a screw propeller .

  3. Marine propulsion - Wikipedia

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    Ships propelled by medium or high speed diesel engines may have one or two (sometimes more) propellers, commonly with one or more engines driving each propeller shaft through a gearbox. Where more than one engine is geared to a single shaft, each engine will most likely drive through a clutch, allowing engines not being used to be disconnected ...

  4. Variable-pitch propeller (marine) - Wikipedia

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    A ship's variable-pitch propeller. A controllable pitch propeller (CPP) can be efficient for the full range of rotational speeds and load conditions, since its pitch will be varied to absorb the maximum power that the engine is capable of producing. When fully loaded, a vessel will need more propulsion power than when empty.

  5. Voith Schneider Propeller - Wikipedia

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    The first such ship to use the Voith Schneider propeller was the excursion boat Kempten. Two German 1935-type M class minesweepers M-1 and M-2 were fitted with VSPs. The first British ship to use Voith Schneider propellers was the double-ended Isle of Wight ferry MV Lymington, launched in 1938.

  6. Propeller theory - Wikipedia

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    A propeller imparts momentum to a fluid which causes a force to act on the ship. [1] The ideal efficiency of any propulsor is that of an actuator disc in an ideal fluid. This is called the Froude efficiency and is a natural limit which cannot be exceeded by any device, no matter how good it is.

  7. Azipod - Wikipedia

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    Closeup of one of USCGC Mackinaw's 3.3 MW Azipod units. Azipod is a trademarked azimuth thruster pod design, a marine propulsion unit consisting of a fixed pitch propeller mounted on a steerable gondola ("pod") containing the electric motor driving the propeller, allowing ships to be more maneuverable.

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