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  • The World's Largest Ship Propellers

    • 10 Dec 2011
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    "The largest (to date) propeller is built by the German company Mecklenburger Metallguss GmbH:  

    "Weighing in at 131 tons, the - to date – largest ship propeller made in Waren on the Müritz River drives the Emma Maersk, the world’s largest container ship, with a load capacity of up to 14,770 twenty-foot containers, a length of 397 m, a width exceeding 56 m and a height of 68 m... Together, engine and propeller allow the oceangoing giant to cruise at speeds of 27 knots (50 km/h).""

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  • From Shining Stem to Respledent Stern : Art on the Ocean

    • 18 Jul 2011
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    • 17July11 Carvings Figureheads Historical Ships art
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    "The elaborate decorative wooden carvings known as figureheads were found on the prow of ships built between the sixteenth and nineteenth centuries. Many depicted human females or animals, but other designs could be found as well. There had been ornamentation on boats and ships in earlier eras, in Egypt for example, plus in other cultures of the ancient world."
    Ship Figureheads: Symbols of the Sea   via darkroastedblend.com

    "The Swedish warship Vasa sank on its maiden voyage in 1628 and was salvaged in 1961 (see photo above). Now on display in the Vasa Museum in Stockholm, the stern is painted in what are believed to have been the original colours."
    Intricate Ship Sterns: Art on the Ocean via darkroastedblend.com  

     

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