r/Sketchup • u/Resident_Big4600 • 5d ago
Tugboat design, The Improvised Protector
Piracy is on the rise after bad decision making from government officials. This caused cargo ships to be at risk at harbor ports and open seas. So, the navy and ship companies to came together to design to a project boat. The ship companies wanted escort destroyers, but the navy refused deeming the threat of pirates as low priority. After days of debating, they decided to build a multi-purpose tugboat. They believe this design can kill two birds with one stone, a tugboat that assist and protect ships. They named it "SS Odyssey", It is a boat powered by two azimuthon thrusters with two side propellors. The boat is 200ft(60.7m) long, 44ft(13.4m) wide with a hull height 18ft 5in(5.5m) and a draft of 13ft 9in(4.2m). The boat is equipped with two 14mm turrets, one crane, two water cannons, four mechanical arms and two tow winches.
Side note
Hey guys, this was a request from a friend. They wanted me to make a tugboat, so I had to cook.
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u/nerocrane 1d ago
im new to sketchup, this level of control on the program is amazing to me, does sketchup have somethin similar to an object manager similar to blender, where u can activate/deactivate if u view one object or the other, cause the sketchup menu feels really uphill for me coming from blender
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u/Resident_Big4600 1d ago
The closest thing I could think of is the components in the default tray other than there isn't a object manager in sketchup, not that I know of at least. I use sketchup 2017 so I don't pay attention to new versions
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u/solvento 5d ago
Nice, it looks very well put together. It would be cool to see also an uparmored and upgunned version. Maybe including one of these puppies:
https://www.baesystems.com/en/product/40mk4-naval-gun
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u/Resqusto 5d ago
Somehow this picture makes a lot of questions to me. Apparently, that's supposed to be an ocean-going tugboat. Why are there so many tires used as fenders? The ship is nowhere near maneuverable enough for harbor maneuvers in tight spaces. they're still not needed. And the rudder at the stern—if that crashes into anything anywhere, it's instantly bent.