At the present time the maximum amount of power that can be applied to a single propeller is about 45,000 kW in the case of merchant ships, or about 65,000 kW per propeller for warships.
Ngeli xesha limiyo elona likhulu inani lamandla ombane elingasetyenziswayo kumqhubi eyedwa limalunga namashumi amane onesihlanu amawaka eekilowadzi kwiinqanawa zorhwebo, okanye malunga namashumi amathandathu anesihlanu samawaka ekilowadzi ngomqhubi ngamnye ukwenzela iinqanawa zokulwa.