The
Steerprop unit ready to be installed onboard
the vessel |
Early
August 2001 was the first Steerprop shipset,
a pair of SP 10 CRPs, delivered to Scheepswerf
De Hoop Lobith under an extremely tight schedule.
Only a week after the installation the river
cruise vessel "M.P.S. River Aria"
conducted its sea trials successfully and was
commissioned to its owners, Grand Circle Cruise
Lines of Boston, USA.
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The
main control position in the wheelhouse |
"M.P.S River Aria" has since then
operated on the European river systems on weekly
cruises.
The
Steerprop SP 10 CRP propulsors comprises the
dual-end contra-rotating propellers, enabling
shallow draft and excellent fuel economy. The
propulsors have been designed for a main engine
power of 808 kW each.
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