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Main Engines (4-Stroke)

Main Engine 4-Stroke

A four-stroke main engine completes intake, compression, power and exhaust in four piston strokes per cycle, turns far faster than a slow-speed two-stroke of comparable power, and needs a reduction gearbox to bring propeller shaft speed down to something a propeller can use.

4,472models
121manufacturers
74–12,320 kWtypical power
14 Oct 2026last updated
Models

Models in this type.

Models 2,401 to 2,500 of 4,472 in Main Engine 4-Stroke. Every row links to full specifications, documents and service notes.

HiMSEN7LH32/40 DF 3,080 kW MTU6L183 330 kW Volvo PentaTAD720VE Hanshin6LH41L 4,860 kW DaihatsuDK-32 MAN Energy Solutions16V32/40 7,200 kW Wärtsilä16V31 9,280 kW CaterpillarC12 (EPA 8CPXM12.0EN2) 339 kW HiMSEN7LH32/40 Methanol 3,010 kW MTU6L331 330 kW Volvo PentaTAD721VE Hanshin8EL30 3,520 kW DaihatsuDK-36 MAN Energy Solutions16V32/44CR 7,680 kW Wärtsilä16V31DF 8,960 kW CaterpillarC12 (EPA 8CPXM12.0ER2) 526 kW HiMSEN7LH35/40 3,675 kW MTU8V 2000 M70 720 kW Volvo PentaTAD722VE Hanshin8EL38 5,760 kW DaihatsuDL16 MAN Energy Solutions16V32/44CR DF 7,360 kW Wärtsilä16V34DF 8,000 kW CaterpillarC12 (EPA 9CPXN12.0ER2) 526 kW HiMSEN7LH54DF-2 7,420 kW MTU8V 2000 M72 720 kW Volvo PentaTAD760VE Hanshin8LH28L 3,040 kW MAN Energy Solutions16V32/44CR Methanol 7,200 kW Wärtsilä16V50DF 15,600 kW CaterpillarC12 (EPA ACPXN12.0EN2) 526 kW HiMSEN8H21/32 1,760 kW MTU8V 2000 M84 810 kW Volvo PentaTAD761VE Hanshin8LH34L 4,320 kW MAN Energy Solutions16V32/44CR STC 8,000 kW Wärtsilä16VW20 1,840 kW CaterpillarC12 (EPA ACPXN12.0ER2) 526 kW HiMSEN8H25/33 2,664 kW MTU8V 2000 M86 720 kW Volvo PentaTAD762VE Hanshin8LH41L 6,480 kW MAN Energy Solutions16V35/44DF 8,960 kW Wärtsilä16VW20DF 1,728 kW CaterpillarC12 (EPA ACPXW12.0PA2) 492 kW HiMSEN8H27/38 2,920 kW MTU8V 2000 M92 810 kW Volvo PentaTAD763VE HanshinLH41L MAN Energy Solutions16V45/60CR 15,200 kW Wärtsilä16VW22 2,320 kW CaterpillarC12 (EPA BCPXN12.0EN2) 526 kW HiMSEN8H32/40 3,360 kW MTU8V 2000 M93 720 kW Volvo PentaTAD764VE HanshinLH46LA MAN Energy Solutions16V48/60B 16,000 kW Wärtsilä16VW22SG 2,240 kW CaterpillarC12 (EPA BCPXN12.0ER2) 526 kW HiMSEN8H35/40 4,480 kW MTU8V 2000 M96 720 kW Volvo PentaTAD765VE Hanshin Diesel WorksLC28L 1,323 kW MAN Energy Solutions16V48/60B TS 16,320 kW Wärtsilä16VW25 2,800 kW CaterpillarC12 (EPA CCPXN12.0EN2) 526 kW HiMSEN8H35/40DF 4,480 kW MTU8V 4000 M63 1,000 kW Volvo PentaTAD870-873VE Hanshin Diesel WorksLH28L 1,176 kW MAN Energy Solutions16V48/60CR 17,600 kW Wärtsilä16VW25DF 2,640 kW CaterpillarC12 (EPA CCPXN12.0ER2) 526 kW HiMSEN8H35/40G 4,480 kW MTU8V 4000 M70 1,160 kW Volvo PentaTAD870VE Hanshin Diesel WorksLH34L 1,618 kW MAN Energy Solutions16V48/60CR Methanol 16,800 kW Wärtsilä16VW25SG 2,720 kW CaterpillarC12 (EPA DCPXN12.0EN2) 526 kW HiMSEN8H46DF 9,160 kW MTU8V183 440 kW Volvo PentaTAD871VE Hanshin Diesel WorksLH34LA 1,681 kW MAN Energy Solutions16V48/60TS 17,280 kW Wärtsilä16VW26 3,120 kW CaterpillarC12 (EPA DCPXN12.0ER2) 526 kW HiMSEN8H54DF 11,200 kW MTU8V2000 M41 560 kW Volvo PentaTAD872VE Hanshin Diesel WorksLH38L 2,206 kW MAN Energy Solutions16V51/60DF 19,200 kW Wärtsilä16VW26DF 2,960 kW CaterpillarC12 (EPA YCPXM12.0ETA) 492 kW HiMSEN8L H17/28 1,600 kW MTU8V2000 M72 600 kW Volvo PentaTAD873VE Hanshin Diesel WorksLH41L 2,427 kW MAN Energy Solutions16V51/60DF Ammonia 17,600 kW Wärtsilä16VW31 4,880 kW
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