According to reports, the screw coating, which was made by the ... NIMTE simply (not all that simply) applied that same principle to ship propellers. The coating on the props isn’t exactly ...

SS started to stand for "single-screw ship," referring to a vessel powered by a single screw or propeller. This is why you only see SS on small, civilian vessels -- so everyone knows it's not a ...

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"A ship traveling from Tokyo to Shanghai is ... from propellers — they could one day replace those ships' noisy screw propellers or traditional blade propellers. Quieter propellers are just ...

Now, NIMTE is applying the principle to ship propellers. Its "bionic dolphin skin" is applied to a conventional propeller and isn't exactly like that of a dolphin, which is much more complex.

For the proof is overwhelming that the Fair Lady was in plain sight but a few yards from the side of the ship ... it is a custom for steam propellers to move their screws in the slips of this ...

While generally efficient—a single propeller screw can easily move a large ship through water—the system is noisy. The machinery that powers the propulsors, engines, transmissions, pumps ...

Originally, SS specifically referred to single-screw steamships, a specific type of steamship ... a shorthand for steamship and included later vessels with multiple propellers. Many ships, such as ...