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Re:World’s Largest Containership Also Sets Record for Larges... by chriswarbo on Wednesday November 26, 2014 @05:38AM (#8661791)
> The two-stroke engine is rated at 69,720 kW @ 84 rpm, although has been de-rated to 56,800 kW, and stands a whopping 17.2 meters tall (that’s over 56 feet!).

Is it really the "largest engine ever"? The Saturn V was 110 meters tall; even discounting the payload that's pretty damned big.

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Re:World’s Largest Containership Also Sets Record for Larges... by onion2k on Wednesday November 26, 2014 @05:59AM (#8661831)
Surely most of the 110m of the Saturn V was fuel tanks? Perhaps they don't count towards the size of the engine. If they did, then I imagine include the fuel for this ship would make it pretty big.
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