The present invention provides a propulsion system for a vessel such as a service vessel or supply vessel. The vessel has a hull with a midship portion and a stern portion. The propulsion system comprises two propulsion units fixedly mounted to the hull on opposite sides of a centre line of the hull at the stern portion, each of the propulsion units comprising a housing carrying a propeller externally of the housing. The housing further defines an interior volume in which a drive machinery is provided for driving the propeller via a propeller shaft, the interior volume being open to the interior of the hull. A vessel comprising the propulsion system and a method of retrofitting a hull with the propulsion system are also provided.
ДВИЖИТЕЛЬНЫЙ КОМПЛЕКС СУДНА
2017-03-01
Patent
Electronic Resource
Russian