SHIP FOR ICY SEAS

摘要

A ship adapted for travel in icy seas includes a plurality of nozzles provided in outer side plates of the ship's a hull and directed in certain directions, and a pump for drawing in seawater from a seawater intake at the bottom of the ship and for expelling the seawater into the sea from the nozzles. A heater is inserted between the pump and the nozzles for heating the seawater before the seawater is expelled into the sea. The expelled seawater forms a water layer between the hull and floating ice to reduce friction during travel and also functions to forcibly repel floating ice from the ship's hull.