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NewsMarch 2023
Solent University Ship Handling Centre
Applications using our brushed servo motors come from anywhere and everywhere – land, air and sea based vehicles and craft. We particularly enjoy supporting one of our local Universities – Southampton Solent – and their world-renowned ship handling centre near Romsey who have used our motors over the years for their scale model ships. The centre and school of navigation provides training in a controlled and safe environment, and ship handling skills can be practised and developed, and it’s the only ship handling facility in the UK – one of only 6 in the world!
The models are controlled on board by two people and are driven by our silent pancake electric motors. Their maximum speed is three knots, equating to about 15 knots of ‘real’ speed. “There is a model here that is a working model of the ships that I dock, so there is immediate application. I can go from this model and next week dock the real ship.” Captain Bob Baker, Alaska Pilo
The ship handling centre is home to the countries largest fleet of scale manned models. Scale model training is more important than ever as waterways and ports become ever busier and ships increase in size. With repairs or supplies as the fleet expands, we are delighted to help keep things moving at this very special hands-on training centre
The image in this post shows the ship Endeavour, which has two PMW motors in it. Endeavour is a 142,000DWT twin-screw shuttle tanker and a replica of a class of ship operated by an oil major. It can be configured with inward or outward turning propellers and is used for specialised twin screw ship handling. It can also be converted to a medium-sized LNG carrier
Credit to Nick Revels for taking this picture on his recent visit to this project, likely keen to get in and pilot the craft. Ahead of his inauguration as Chancellor of Solent University Theo Paphitis took part in a naming ceremony for “Eternity” and got to steer this ship on her maiden voyage – an honour for the very special dragon who brings his entrepreneurial and business experience to the University and its students
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