Everything Old is new again - Flettner Rotor Ship is launched

[rwatson]

...as reported by

http://barratry.blogs.lloydslist.com...-a-windy-spin/

on

Published: OCTOBER 30, 2010


"The only problem is that Enercon is no linger talking publicly about its new toy."

and

"The speculation is that the vessel may not be performing as well as the company thought it would. The four flettner rotors are massive structures and maybe they are not as manageable to use as the company thought, with crews needing special training and the wind needing to blow in the right direction."


Came across this one

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYaIb...eature=related

The Mayflower - I wonder if it works any better ?

[Jeremy Harris]

Originally Posted by rwatson

Came across this one

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYaIb...eature=related

The Mayflower - I wonder if it works any better ?

AFAIK that jack up barge is pretty conventionally propelled. What look a bit like rotors are the legs, poking upwards as she's in steaming mode (like other jack up barges they can be lowered to the sea bed and used to jack the hull up to form a stable lifting platform).

[rwatson]

Originally Posted by Jeremy Harris

AFAIK that jack up barge is pretty conventionally propelled. What look a bit like rotors are the legs, poking upwards as she's in steaming mode (like other jack up barges they can be lowered to the sea bed and used to jack the hull up to form a stable lifting platform).

yes, very true, its not a rotor - I was more musing that they were both used in the offshore Wind Turbine installation business, though now I think of it, two totally different roles. As you say, they have a similar 'style', with big columns sticking up in the air, - a bit of a parody of the rotor ship I guess.