Schottel-Ruderpropeller - Wismar, M.-V., Deutschland
N 53° 53.931 E 011° 27.497
32U E 661514 N 5975068
Moderner Schottel-Ruderpropeller vor dem Baumhaus am Alten Hafen - Wismar
Waymark Code: WMVQ6N
Location: Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
Date Posted: 05/17/2017
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On the forecourt of the tree house in Wismar's old harbor this ship propeller is located.
The exhibit is a Schottel Ruderpropeller (Z-drive), weight 2,278 kg, which is normally installed at harbor and high sea towing.
The propeller was handed over on 21 August 2009 by the Schottel branch in Wismar on the occasion of the Schwedenfest.
The Z-drive transmission was invented in 1950 by Joseph Becker, the founder of Schottel, and used in the first azimuth thrusters built by Schottel GmbH in Germany in the 1960s under the Schottel brand name and referred to as Rudderpropeller ever since.
(Wikipedia)
For what use was your waymark originally intended?: Marine
What purpose does it serve today?: Free Standing
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