Azipods on the United States Coast Guard icebreaker USCGC Mackinaw

Closeup of one of USCGC Mackinac's Azipods

Contra Rotating Propeller CRP Azipods used in ShinNihonkai ferries

Azipod is the registered brand name of the Asea Brown Boveri company for their azimuth thruster. These are marine propulsion units consisting of electrically driven propellers mounted on a steerable pod. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 867 KB) Summary Launch of USCGC Mackinaw (WLBB-30) on April 2, 2005. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 867 KB) Summary Launch of USCGC Mackinaw (WLBB-30) on April 2, 2005. ... Coast Guard Seal The United States Coast Guard (USCG) is a military branch of the United States involved in maritime law, mariner assistance, and search and rescue, among other duties of coast guards elsewhere. ... US Coast Guard icebreakers near McMurdo Station, February 2002 Icebreaker Polarstern An icebreaker is a special purpose ship designed to move and navigate through ice-covered marine environments. ... USCGC Mackinaw (WLBB-30) is a 240 foot vessel built as a heavy ice-breaker for operations on the North American Great Lakes for the United States Coast Guard. ... Image File history File links Mackinac-30azipod. ... Image File history File links Mackinac-30azipod. ... Image File history File links ABB-ShinNihonkai-Azipod-CRP.jpg ABB Contra Rotating Propeller Azipod thruster used in ShinNihonkai Ferries Source ABB brochure Licensing This is a copyrighted image that has been released by a company or organization to promote their work or product in the media, such as advertising... Image File history File links ABB-ShinNihonkai-Azipod-CRP.jpg ABB Contra Rotating Propeller Azipod thruster used in ShinNihonkai Ferries Source ABB brochure Licensing This is a copyrighted image that has been released by a company or organization to promote their work or product in the media, such as advertising... Contra-rotating propellers on a Rolls-Royce Griffon powered P-51 Mustang. ... This article is about brands in marketing. ... ABB, formerly Asea Brown Boveri, is a multinational corporation headquartered in Zürich, Switzerland, operating mainly in the power and automation business areas. ... Siemens Schottel azimuth thrusters Azimuth thrusters are a method of propulsion for ships. ... Propulsion method may refer to a number of different articles: For a list of space propulsion methods, see spacecraft propulsion. ... A number of vehicles use a diesel-electric powerplant for providing locomotion. ... Steering is the term applied to the collection of components, linkages, etc. ...

The pod's propeller usually faces forward, as in this puller (or tractor) configuration, the propeller is more efficient. In addition, because it can rotate around its mount axis, the pod can apply its thrust force in any direction. Azimuth thrusters allow ships to be more maneuverable and enable them to travel backward as easily as they can travel forward. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

The new CRP (Contra Rotating Propellers) Azipod places a counter rotating azipod propeller behind a fixed propeller achieving improved fuel economy. Contra-rotating propellers on a Rolls-Royce Griffon powered P-51 Mustang. ... Fuel efficiency, sometimes also referred to as fuel economy and commonly gas mileage in the United States, is a numeric measure often used to describe the amount of fuel consumed with regard to the distance travelled in a transportation vehicle, such as an automobile. ...

A similar but competing product is the Rolls-Royce MerMaid azimuth thruster. [1] Rolls-Royce plc is the second-largest aircraft engine maker in the world, behind General Electric Aviation. ...

Ships with Azipod thrusters

Cruise ships

• Carnival Corporation & plc
  • Carnival Cruise Lines
    • Carnival Miracle, 2004
    • Carnival Valor, 2004
    • Carnival Legend, 2002
    • Carnival Pride, 2001
    • Carnival Spirit, 2001
    • MS Elation, 1998
    • MS Paradise, 1998
  • Costa Cruises
    • Costa Crociere, 2004
    • Costa Fortuna, 2003
    • Costa Mediterranea, 2003
    • Costa Atlantica, 2000
  • P&O
    • Arcadia, 2005
• Royal Caribbean International (RCI)
  • Freedom Class
    • Freedom of the Seas 2005
    • Endeavour of the Seas 2007
  • Voyager class
    • Mariner of the Seas, 2003
    • Navigator of the Seas, 2002
    • Adventure of the Seas, 2001
    • Explorer of the Seas, 2000
    • Voyager of the Seas, 1999
  • Radiance Class
    • Jewel of the Seas, 2004
    • Serenade of the Seas, 2003
    • Brilliance of the Seas, 2002
    • Radiance of the Seas, 2001
• Holland America Line (HAL)
  • MS Noordam,2005
  • MS Westerdam, 2004
  • MS Oosterdam, 2003
  • MS Zuiderdam, 2002
  • MS Amsterdam, 2000
• Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL)
  • Pride of Hawaii, 2005
  • Pride of America, 2004
  • Norwegian Jewel, 2004
  • Norwegian Dawn, 2002
  • Norwegian Star, 2001
• Hapag-Lloyd
  • Europa, 1999
• Cunard Line
  • Queen Victoria, 2006

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Cargo Vessels

• Fortum Shipping Company
  • MT Tempera, 2002
  • MT Mastera, 2002

The MT Tempera is an ocean-going icebreaking tanker that was finished in 2002. ... The MT Mastera was finished in 2002. ...

See also

• Finnish Maritime Cluster

The Finnish Maritime Cluster is a cluster of companies in maritime industries in Finland. ...

External links

• Azipod propulsion enters its third generation at High Technology Finland
• ABB site