[Music] we know that ships are slow but there is one fast ship
faster than a metro train
The Francisco, a 99-meter catamaran is the world's fastest ship hitting a light ship
speed of 58.1 knots or 107.6 kilometers per hour
surpassing the speed of Singapore's Metro which is a hundred kilometers per hour
the high-speed Ferry was built by a specialist shipbuilding company
Incat for its operator Buquebus
an Argentine company that operates Ferry services from Buenos Aires
Francisco Papa christened the energy-efficient ship in June 2013
in honor of Pope Francis
but how can it sail so fast while carrying thousands of passengers and cars
the vessel's high speed can be attributed to its wave-piercing catamaran design
lightweight marine grade solid aluminum use
and the power produced by two gas turbines
catamarans are specially designed ships having two hulls
and a deck structure between them
they have minimal buoyancy at the bow which allows them to slice through waves
instead of going over them,
this increases their speed
the area of the hull in contact with water is also less
compared to the conventional Hull Ferry
hence the hull resistance is significantly lower
which means the catamaran requires less power to perform at the same speed
and carrying capacity as a conventional monohull Ferry
another advantage of the catamaran design Ferry is its Edge over
motion sickness due to its shape
which reduces the likelihood of slamming and rolling
a thousand one hundred square meter duty-free shop passenger accommodation
for the economy tourist business and first class, it also has an exclusive VIP lounge
Francisco is also the world's first Roro Ferry
which uses LNG as its primary fuel for driving its two gas turbine engines
for high-speed propulsion
this ship does not have a conventional propeller and Rudder
instead it is fitted with a water jet propulsion system
water jets work by pumping a lot of water through a closed duct
the acceleration of this water creates a forward thrust for propulsion
a water jet is essentially a pump inside a very short pipe
pumps work differently than propellers they don't show the same limits
pump has an efficiency of around 90 or more which is regularly attainable
in contrast to conventional propellers stop at around 60 to 72 percent efficiency
the vessel is fitted with four Marine evacuation stations
each capable of serving 256 people and nine life rafts
each with a carrying capacity of 128 people
this is certainly the fastest ship in the world
of course, there are a few speedboats that could surpass 58 knots
but nothing that could carry a thousand passengers and 150 cars
and with an enormous duty-free shop on board
what is the top speed of your ship let us know in the comments