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Old 08-12-09, 05:56 AM   #2
Tchocky
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Looks like a Voith Schneider propeller to me. Highly maneuvrable propulsion device, useful in the "HOLY SH*T STOP RIGHT NOW" world of minesweeping.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voith-Schneider

Edit - Hang on a minute, does that picture show them to be above or below the waterline? And they're a bit canted...

I wonder.
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