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Breezy207 t1_j8en18i wrote

The new MMA training vessel, due in 10/24, will use electric power to run its engines when its on the dock.

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PGids t1_j8fj6pc wrote

Uh, it’s got 4x Wabtec V16 diesels that are allegedly setup in a way that they burn clean enough to not require typical SCR or urea emissions equipment which saves quite a bit of space plus doesn’t stink like shit.

Those are all bolted to Cummins generator sets; the propulsion itself is all electric but you need a way to produce said (fuckload of) power to spin the prop and run everything else on the ship

It’s going to be vastly more efficient than the current one but I don’t see how they’ll be using electric power to do anything non-standard on it

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JimBones31 t1_j8ger3x wrote

You know if it'll still have Variable Pitch Propellers?

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