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The Voith Schneider propeller was originally a design for a hydro-electric turbine. [2] Its Austrian inventor, Ernst Schneider, had a chance meeting on a train with a manager at Voith's subsidiary St. Pölten works; this led to the turbine being investigated by Voith's engineers, who discovered that although it was no more efficient than other water turbines, Schneider's design worked well as ...
2 × 3,800 kW (5,096 hp) Voith Schneider Propellers VSP 36R6EC/300-2 ; 1 × 1,350 kW (1,810 hp) Rolls-Royce TT2400 DPN CP azimuth thruster (retractable)
A Voith Schneider Propeller (VSP) is a practical cyclorotor that provides instant thrust in any direction. There is no need to turn a propulsor. There is no need to turn a propulsor. Most ships with VSPs do not need or have a rudder.
Protector is propelled by a pair of Voith-Schneider propellers, an advanced propulsion system that bears some resemblance to helicopter propulsion, and enable instantaneous changes in the propeller thrust. [1] She is 108 feet long, with a maximum speed of 13 knots.
Bute has Azimuth thruster units with engine-driven propellers, by means of a cardan shaft, mounted on a steerable pod, protruding beneath the hull. These made her harder to position at piers than her predecessors with Voith Schneider Propellers and led to delays in the first season.
St Catherine was the first of the Isle of Wight ferries to use a Voith Schneider asymmetric three-propeller layout with a bridge mounted forward. Two decks of passenger accommodation are provided above the car deck, with two bar areas and seating space.
360 tonnes (full load) Length: 47.5 m (156 ft) Beam: 9.6 m (31 ft) Draught: 2.3 m (7.5 ft) Installed power: Two 225 kVA, one 135 kVA: Propulsion: Four Saab Scania DSI 14 diesel engines, coupled to two Voith Schneider Propellers: Speed: 15 knots (28 km/h) Range: 2,000 nautical miles (4,000 km) at 12 knots (22 km/h) Sensors and processing systems
52.5 m (172 ft 3 in) Beam: 10.9 m (35 ft 9 in) Draught: 2.3 m (7 ft 7 in) Propulsion: Paxman Valenta 6RP200E diesels 1,523 shp (1,136 kW), diesel-electric drive, Voith Schneider Propellers, Schottel bow thrusters: Speed: 13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph) Complement: 34 (accommodation for up to 40) Sensors and processing systems: Radar Type 1007 I-Band