Comment by Vt71fcAqt7

4 days ago

Interesting. Could you give a brief description of how you got that number? Eg. what factors were considered.

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Vt71fcAqt7

Those numbers match what comes up with a quick search:

That study uses 1,043.4 mpg for the fuel economy of a 100,000 dwt ship.

Videos of transportation ship engines are cool. Each cylinder is wide enough for a person to lay down inside it.