How Much Horsepower Does A Cruise Ship Have

The Boeing 747400 needs a total of 63300 lbf of thrust to cruise at 567 mph or 49896 feetmin.

How much horsepower does a cruise ship have. Written by Robert Grant. They rely on torque or brute power over RPM or high speed. 5 Sulzer 16ZAV40S.

A ship engine is designed to directly drive huge propellers or produce electricity that is diverted to drive the propellers. Youd have to make a pretty clean dive to even get close. Cruising 215 knots 398 kmh.

Celebrity Eclipse gets 56 feet to the gallon. Sailboat pontoon and cruiser. 07311 X tonnage 28253.

One horsepower equals 33000 lb-ft of work per minute. Telephone Interview 1 June 2000. Diesel Electric Propulsion System.

One I worked on was required to regularly undertake a 1 hour full power pull test. At around 500 per ton we arrive at 125000 per day as the fuel cost. The bottom of the propeller arc.

RMS Queen Mary uses 6 tons of marine fuel per hour. 44907 X tonnage 34355. You buy fuel a calculate usage by the 10s of Tons.