Oasis of the Seas Engine Room

The ship's power comes from six marine diesel engines, three Wärtsilä 16-cylinder common rail diesels producing 18,860 kilowatts (25,290 hp) each, and three similar 12-cylinder engines each producing 13,860 kilowatts (18,590 hp). The total output of these prime movers, some 97,020 kilowatts (130,110 hp), is converted to electricity, used in hotel power for operation of the lights, elevators, electronics, galleys, water treatment plant, and all of the other systems used on the operation of the vessel, as well as propulsion._____________________________________________________________________­_____
Oasis measures 225,282 gross tons, almost half again as large as the runners-up, the vessels of the Freedom class, and several times larger than Titanic, of 46,329 gross register tons (a different measure of tonnage). Its displacement - the actual weight of the vessel - is estimated at approximately 100,000 tons, about the same as that of a Nimitz-class aircraft carrier.
To keep the ship stable without increasing the draft excessively, the designers created a wide hull. About 30 feet (9 m) of the ship sits beneath the water, a small percentage of the ship's overall height. Wide, shallow ships such as this tend to be "snappy", meaning that they can snap back upright after a wave has passed, which can potentially be uncomfortable. This effect however is mitigated by the vessel's large size. The cruise line's officers were pleased with the ship's stability and performance during the transatlantic crossing, when the vessel, in order to allow finishing work to go on, slowed and changed course in the face of winds "almost up to hurricane force" and seas in excess of 40 feet (12m). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MS_Oasis_of_the_Seas http://www.oasisoftheseas.com/

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[ezzzstang1]

them engines are spectacular and sound wicked running together! thanks-4-the vid!

[jonhlennon312]

How did you manage to visit the engine rooms?

[toniiii9]

What a powerfool engines.105 000 HP.

[danbowkley]

Gorgeous! Alas, I still prefer the reactor room on an LA-class sub...

[videocommenter67]

I bet that engine room is so clean, you could eat off the floor . . lol : )

[SirtubalotTX]

@tandaman538 And we're not even getting to the torque. lol

[tupsumato]

@theold49er, what model?

I don't think that the 46 has any major reliability issues. The pros of having this kind of propulsion machinery in a cruise ship far outweighs the cons, which are mainly increased complexity and maintenance, and perhaps marginally lower availability when a single engine is concerned.

[chadro85]

for some reson this make me want to build a model

[theold49er]

After 45 years at sea I've had 2 Wartsila genartors blow up on me, would sooner have a large slow speed main engine than these medium speed

[webstaroid]

It's white ! What a difficult job to maintain the cleanliness in it ...