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Think I'm slightly barmy and SWMBO is feigning interest so I'll tell anyone who will read - I've been on a tour of the Axel Maersk at Felixstowe today, including climbing around the oily bits. All 76000hp of 'em to power 352 metres of ship. Couldn't take pictures but plenty of stuff on the net anyway. Nothing like being there to get the scale of this ship and the huge engine though. A spare cylinder liner at one end of the engine room and spare piston at the other. Can't imagine the task of changing either. Little inspection hatches in the side of the block - a small man can climb in and there's a ladder up the side of the liner! For about 30 minutes I think I was 12 again. Just the Emma Maersk to go then I can tick off the worlds largest Diesel. Don't think I can pull that one off somehow.
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Easy motoring link, it can carry containers full of cars. Better link than some of the aircraft / pilots posts. :) Ships oily bits are certainly impressive, glad you enjoyed the tour.
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Years ago I managed to get a semi-private tour of the Royal Yacht Britannia when she was moored up at Portsmouth. The engine room was stunning, as clean and clinical as an operating theatre. I think she's a museum somewhere now..
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Edinburgh, and still immaculate.
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Most well run engine rooms are immaculate, when I worked for BP we wore white boilersuits and they stayed white or you changed it mid-shift!
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Ah well we put up with the Spitfire/Merlin engine thread....:-(
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Edinburgh and still immaculate.
>>>>>>>>> far too dear to go on it though, so i went into the shopping arcade and bought a watch instead
motoring link? i was going to walk from edingburger as it only looked a short distance but fortunately i caught the bus
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>>I was going to walk from Edinburgh as it only looked a shortdistance but fortunately I caught the bus.
Local knowledge helps, even beats satnav.
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Years ago I managed to get a semi-private tour of the Royal Yacht Britannia when she was moored up at Portsmouth.
I had the honour of putting a large scratch down the side of a newly painted Royal Yacht when she was anchored on the River Dart. Those Picket Boats had a mind of their own at times!!
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I had the honour of putting a large scratch down the side of a newly painted Royal Yacht when she was anchored on the River Dart. Those Picket Boats had a mind of their own at times!!
I managed to ram a submarine with mine!
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Just the Emma Maersk to go then I can tick off the worlds largest Diesel.
Posted before but worth repeating: people.bath.ac.uk/ccsshb/12cyl/
Maximum power: 108,920 hp at 102 rpm
Maximum torque: 5,608,312 lb/ft at 102rpm
Edited by Focus {P} on 08/06/2009 at 21:30
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