Changing defence requirements demand new ship types

Not so long ago, every surface warship was a mono-hull, propellers were the only choice for propulsors and prime movers were diesel or turbine direct drive engines. Now we have a multiplicity of hull form concepts, a wide range of propulsors such as water jets, Voith Schneider and podded units, ...

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