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KJ wrote:
Would the size (displacement?)*dictate at which point a single engine*would no longer be practical
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Most oil tankers, bulk carriers, container ships, etc. are single engine.
Here is the diesel engine in the single-engine container ship, Emma Maersk, I believe still the largest container ship in the world.* Note the fellow up on the top gallery of the engine preparing to start it with the optional pull-cord.
-- Edited by Marin on Thursday 10th of February 2011 03:29:30 PM