Steering Gear of Container Ship
The steering gear of a 53,000 ton container ship. 2 double acting rams on Rapson-Slide, 4 Single Acting Hydraulic Cylinders, 2 Hydraulic Pumps (max pressure 23.5 bar) each directly coupled to a 440v 125kW 1800 rpm motor. Max Torque 400 ton.M
The result . . . can turn from Hard Port to Hard Stbd in less than 28 seconds.
Video taken whilst transiting the Suez Canal in Egypt.
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