Patent ID: 6645016
Filing Date: 2003-11-11
Classification: B63B,B63H

Abstract:
A ship, comprising:a hull, intended for accommodating at least one of cargo and people; and at least two rotatable steering propellers as a propulsion unit, wherein the rotatable steering propellers are arranged in the stern of the hull and wherein components for controlling the steering propellers are located in the hull, the steering propellers each including an electric propeller motor, and wherein the electrical and mechanical components for supplying power to and controlling each steering propeller and an associated electric motor are at least partially combined in functional modules, wherein the ship includes a ship propulsion system with at least three functional modules including a power generator system, a power distribution system and a propeller drive, and wherein components for controlling the steering propellers are arranged in the hull, the functional modules are in a form of a transport container designed as being functionally testable, the transport containers being installable at a desired location in the ship based upon a given container base structure, and the transport containers are in a form of at least one of 40â€² and 12 m containers.