Two new vessels, Portsmouth Queen and Gosport Queen were both built by John I.Thornycroft and Co Ltd for Portsmouth Harbor Ferry Co Ltd; hull is of shallow round-bilge form, with knuckle or chine above load waterline, and is drawn out tospoon bow and transom stern; Schottel rudder-propeller units consist of conventional propellers mounted on assembly, whole of which can be rotated through 360° about vertical axis to provide thrust in any direction; one unit at each end of ferry is driven by Gardner diesel engine developing 150 bhp at 1000 rpm; vessel capacity is 500 passengers. (See also Engineering v 202 n 5234 Aug 12 1966 p 283)
Schottel propulsion for new ferries
Shipbldg Shipg Rec
Shipbuilding and Shipping Record ; 108 , n 5
1966
2 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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