Comments on: Understanding Ship Fin Stabilizer and Its Operation

By: daniel resty baldonaza

daniel resty baldonaza — Tue, 25 Dec 2018 10:16:53 +0000

stabilizers are dependent on ships designed speed on my opinion

By: Raunek

Raunek — Mon, 24 Dec 2018 05:48:47 +0000

In reply to Moh Hosni. @Moh: No. The airplane fin designs are based on aerodynamics

By: Moh Hosni

Moh Hosni — Sun, 23 Dec 2018 09:49:11 +0000

Is this stabilizer use the same principles as the aileron on airplane?

By: Arnold de Beer

Arnold de Beer — Sat, 22 Dec 2018 21:02:51 +0000

More years ago that I would want to remember I was assigned to a section of the QE1’s maiden voyage around the Cape of Good Hope.

I was thrilled but also scared stiff due to the possibility of sea sickness.

Our shipping correspondent assured me however that with the ship’s fins (modern at the time) there was no chance that I would get sick.

However. I got sick as a dog when we neared the Cape of Storms.

It turned out that the role of ship utilizing the fins was not the cause of the problem but the ship battling the storm and waves in front of the ship.

I thought that was not a good answer due to the size of the ship.

Could someone please help?

By: Florinmugur

Florinmugur — Sat, 05 Nov 2016 18:18:35 +0000

How much is the maximum amount of power absorbed by the bigest pair of these de ices ? Thanks.

By: Tom Erik Malonæs Harnes

Tom Erik Malonæs Harnes — Sun, 24 Apr 2016 18:24:59 +0000

One particular thing to remember regarding fin-stabilizers is to retract them prior berthing. When the PAX-ship of Hurtigruten that was burning, experienced heavy listing when assisted to berth – and it turned out that the fins was still out and was pushed in creating heavy leaking.

By: Tommy

Tommy — Sat, 23 Apr 2016 19:17:41 +0000

4 points:

1. Deploy the fins in time.
2. Before berthing, make sure the fins are housed.
3. In icy waters, deactivate the fins before entering any icefields
4. Do not use the fins if not necesery. House the fins as soon as the sea state alowes.

By: David Henry

David Henry — Sun, 28 Feb 2016 17:13:13 +0000

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