Fleet characteristics
The Port Revel fleet is made up of twelve manned models and five radio-controlled tractor tugs.
25 ships represented
The fleet consists of 12 scaled ship models and 5 tugs, all at 1/25 scale. Most of them represent real ships with their corresponding characteristics (engine acceleration rates, etc.). Given the various possibilities available for loading and modifying the ships, the fleet represents a total of more than 25 vessels allowing a variety of exercises for 8 to 10 participants working simultaneously.
Ship | Capacity | Particularity | Disp / HP |
| BERLIN | 38 000 dwt | - | 3,0t/HP |
| GRENOBLE | 43 000 dwt | - | 3,1t/HP |
| GILDA | 125 000 dwt | BECKER Rudder | 6,2t/HP |
| BRITTANY | 190 000 dwt | On ballast | 7,0t/HP |
| EUROPE | 255 000 dwt | Fully loaded | 9,0t/HP |
| ANTIFER | 400 000 dwt | - | 10,5t/HP |
| BEN FRANKLIN | 120 000m3 Gas | SCHILLING Rudder | 2,8t/HP |
| Q-MAX CRUISE SHIP | 266 000m3 Gas | Twin screw Becker Rudders Bow control Becker flap rudder | 3,5t/HP |
| NORMANDIE | 4 400 TEU | 6 000m2 windage 2 pods Flap rudder | 1,4t/HP |
| OTELLO | 8 500 TEU | 10 000m2 windage | 1,4t/HP |
| SPIRIT OF PORT REVEL | 21 000 TEU | 18 000 m² windage | TBD |
| VOYAGER | 311m cruise | 12 000m2 windage 2 pods | 1,1t/HP |
Ship validation is conducted for each ship both on the lake by means of typical manoeuvres (turning circles and crash stops) to be compared with the corresponding real ship, and by means of expert assessments performed by the pilots and masters using the real ship. This expert assessment is based on about 10 objective criteria (turning, stopping, etc.) and is rated as follows:
- Excellent,
- Good,
- Acceptable,
- NFD Needs for further development.
The expert will sign his ship assessment with the following words:
"I confirm I have been in command of this ship (or a sistership) for at least six months or as a pilot, I have been piloting this ship (or a sistership) on at least 10 movements"
Tug | Capacity | Particularity | Disp / HP |
| VOITH TRACTOR | 2 TUGS: < 100t | 2 pods | < 0,1t/HP |
| RASTAR | TUG: < 100t | Z-peller | < 0,1t/HP |
| CRT | TUG: < 100t | Voith Schneider | < 0,1t/HP |
| AQUAMASTER | TUG: < 100t | Schottel | < 0,1t/HP |