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Calling it the largest electric ship seems wrong or at least requires extra specificity compared to nuclear aircraft carriers.


The propulsion of nuclear-powered aircraft carriers isn't electric... it's driven directly from the steam produced by the reactors.

Edit: At least that's the case for US Nimitz-class aircraft carriers. Nuclear submarines apparently come in both types, with electric motors or direct drive steam-turbines, but I guess this ferry is bigger than any of those.


There have been diesel electric surface ships as well going back to WWII, although it hasn't proven a very popular design and they remain an oddity.




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