Engine Room Tour
Page Four
These pictures constitute a virtual tour of the Engine Room of a modern containership, the M/V Horizon Anchorage. The small version of each picture is on this page. Just click on it or the highlighted text next to it to view it in a bigger format.
Click buttonThis is the large gear which drives a 4 inch chain. This chain functions much like the timing chain or belt on a car, driving the camshaft and a smaller timing chain.
Click buttonA little different view of the Engine. The big hoses are hydraulic actuators for the Exhaust Valves.Smaller hoses are high pressure fuel lines.