When the almost 20,000 hp team is assembled this way, it means one thing.
Sometimes it’s a big bright bird in flamingo, but other times it might be a dark bird.
Kirby went in first,
followed by Miriam. This one’s a crane, dark like NYK Blue Jay is.
Click here (and scroll) for the anticipated seven other bird names in this series of 14,000 teu ULCVs.
James D. and Joan stayed on this side . . .
I’d love to see NYK Crane side by side with NYK Daedalus, as shown here in 2008.
All photos by Will Van Dorp, who forgot about time today.
By my interpretation, this ULCV is propelled by about a 38,000 hp engine. But NYK Eagle has a different and more powerful engine. I’m not sure my interpretation here is correct.
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February 22, 2019 at 5:07 pm
JED
Looks pretty underutilized
February 22, 2019 at 5:19 pm
tugster
All I could find out is she arrived from Charleston. I don’t know the prior stops or the one subsequent to NYC. Maybe she was more utilized coming into Charleston?
February 22, 2019 at 9:08 pm
Les Sonnenmark
Your kW-to-hp conversion is correct. Actually, NYK EAGLE and NYK CRANE have the same engine, the Wartsila/WinGD 9X82. That engine (like most diesels) can be tuned to be most efficient at a particular rpm and associated power rating, to minimize fuel consumption at a desired ship speed. But it’s not clear why those two ships, which are nearly identical, and both of which have a typical open-water operating speed of 16 knots, should have engines tuned for different ratings. It may be that the listing for EAGLE’s engine was recorded as the manufacturer’s maximum rating, while CRANE’s was recorded as the tuned rating, optimized for best fuel consumption.
February 22, 2019 at 9:26 pm
tugster
Thx, Les. Validation that I’m calculating correctly is reassuring.