The invention provides a symmetric double-stage propelling device for a ship, which relates to ship propelling devices. The symmetric double-stage propelling device for the ship comprises a left front engine, a right front engine, a left rear engine, a right rear engine, a left front propeller, a right front propeller, a left rear propeller, a right rear propeller and a square tube-shaped housing. The left front propeller, the right front propeller, the left rear propeller and the right rear propeller are symmetrically mounted within the square tube-shaped housing in pairs. A front angle between the rotating plane of the left front propeller and the rotating plane of the right front propeller is not more than 150 DEG. The rotating planes of the left front propeller, the right front propeller, the left rear propeller and the right rear propeller are all vertical to a top plate and a bottom plate of the square tube-shaped housing. The left front propeller, the right front propeller, the left rear propeller and the right rear propeller rotate under the driving of power so as to suck the water ahead of them into the square tube-shaped housing and then extrude the water from the backside of the square tube-shaped housing. Compared with the traditional ship propeller, the symmetric double-stage propelling device for the ship, provided by the invention, has the advantages of large thrust face, high efficiency and low resistance.