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Kamewa tunnel thruster
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Tunnel thrusters

Kamewa® tunnel thrusters are fitted to a wide variety of vessels operating in all corners of the world. The tunnel thruster is designed for giving maximum side force to the vessel in manoeuvring condition.

Thrusters are available in both controllable pitch (CP) and fixed pitch (FP). Rolls-Royce offer the following options in tunnel thrusters:

The system normally consists the thrusters unit with tunnel, hydraulic equipment, remote control and electrical drive motor with starter.

A typical installation consists of a thrusters unit with double mounted tunnel, hydraulic equipment, remote control and electric drive motor and starter. For ease of maintenance, the thrusters design permits the drive shaft seal to be changed without removing the electric motor.



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