The invention discloses a tangent pump for a ship. The tangent pump comprises a motor, a bracket, a pump body, a pump shaft, a sealing expansion part, a mechanical seal, a gland, an
impeller, a pump cover and a nut. The bracket is in direct linkage with the motor and the pump body, the mechanical seal and the sealing expansion part are installed on the pump shaft, and the gland is matched with thepump body so that mechanical seal can be axially positioned and a sealing cavity for storing lubricating
oil can further be formed. The
impeller is installed at the end of the pump shaft and locked to be of a structure rotating along with the motor by the nut. The pump cover is matched with the pump body to form a
pump chamber for installing the
impeller. According to the tangent pump for the ship, the impeller is of an
open type structure and in a
gear shape in the axial direction, 8-16 long and short radial blades which are arranged alternately are evenly distributed on the side plate faceof the impeller in an exposed mode, and axial balance holes are formed among the long and short blades; each radial blade is wide in inner portion and narrow in outer portion; frictional loss of a
circular disc of the impeller is small, the
axial force is small, the structural strength is high, and the
impact resistance is high; and in addition, the cooling condition of the mechanical seal is good, a too large
temperature difference cannot be generated between the mechanical seal and a medium, and therefore the mechanical seal is not liable to be damaged.