Azipod
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Azipod is a trademarked azimuth thruster pod design, a marine propulsion unit consisting of a fixed pitch propeller mounted on a steerable gondola containing the electric motor driving the propeller,
Closeup of one of USCGC Mackinaw's 3.3 MW Azipod units
The first Azipod unit, installed on the Finnish fairway support vessel Seili in 1990, is displayed at the Forum Marinum maritime museum in Turku, Finland.
USCGC Mackinaw (WLBB-30)
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USCGC Mackinaw is a 240-foot multi-purpose vessel with a primary mission as a heavy Great Lakes icebreaker specifically built for operations on the North American Great Lakes for the United States Coa
Azipod
…Closeup of one of USCGC Mackinaw's 3.3 MW Azipod units Azipod is a trademarked azimuth thruster pod design, a marine propulsion unit consisting of a fixed pitch propeller mounted on a…
USCGC Mackinaw
Mackinaw's Main Control Console, which is used to steer the ship instead of a steering wheel.
USCGC Mackinaw on launch day, April 2, 2005.
Breaking the champagne bottle on the bow of USCGC Mackinaw on launch day, April 2, 2005.