Pride Of Hull
(c)Michael Askin
28/03/2006
For personal use only - please contact me for any other uses, thank you.

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Specifications
  • Built: Fincantieri's Marghera yard in Venice
  • Length: 215.1m
  • Width: 31.5m
  • Draft: 6.05m
  • Gross weight: 59,925 tonne
  • Main propulsion: 4 Wärtsilä NSD 9L46C engines, which deliver a total output of 37,800kW at 500rpm
  • Schelde reduction gear
  • Two Lips highly skewed propellers, 4.9m in diameter
  • Service Speed: 22 kts
  • Two Fincantieri 2,000kW bow thrusters
  • Rudders that can move to 90 degrees to give side thrust at the stern
  • 546 cabins with a total of 1,376 beds
  • Crew: 141
  • TV system receive both british, and dutch TV channels from satellite
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Captain Woodhouse The ships wheel Navigation Equipment The Bridge
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Gary sits in the captains chair Pelina trys the seat for size Main engine piston Piston Head
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Gearbox, and prop shaft Force 7 Looking down on ships
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Bit chilly for drinks Entering Europoort Smaller water Amsterdam
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House Boat Museum Boat Specs The Humber Back decks
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Sunrise with the Pride of Bruge Sunrise Shipping on the Humber Ferry Terminal
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Backing In Shipmakers plate