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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 22, 2022
Becker Marine Systems Gmbh, Hamburg, DE;
Henning Kuhlmann, Hamburg, DE;
Becker Marine Systems GmbH, Hamburg, DE;
Abstract
In order to create an improved arrangement to reduce the propulsion-power requirement of a twin-screw ship comprising a first propeller and a second propeller and a first guiding device and a second guiding device, wherein, in the forward direction of the watercraft, the first guiding device is arranged in front of the first propeller, and the second guiding device is arranged in front of the second propeller, wherein the first propeller and the second propeller are attached to a first propeller shaft and to a second propeller shaft, and wherein the first propeller shaft defines a first propeller axis and the second propeller shaft defines a second propeller axis, the first guiding device and the second guiding device each comprise at least one fin, which extends from the propeller axes, wherein the fin of the first guiding device and of the second guiding device extend outwardly to the sides of the watercraft respectively.