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C & C Technologies of Lafayette,

La. signed a contract with All

American Marine of Bellingham,

Wash. to construct a new 134-ft by 37-ft aluminum catamaran for survey operations in the Gulf of Mexico. The two companies have been developing the design concept for the vessel for nearly two years. Teknicraft Design

Ltd. of Auckland, New Zealand will provide the engineering and naval architecture services for the design, which is expected to be launched and delivered during the second half of 2011. Caterpillar has been selected to supply the prime movers, inclusive of twin C32 ACERT engines and twin

C18 ACERT engines. The propul- sion configuration will provide a cruise speed of 20 knots with a total of 2,153 bhp in each sponson. The pairing of two different engines allows for high speed transit to the survey site using all four engines and a slower survey speed when using only the smaller engines. The C18s are coupled to ZF Marine gears with trolling valves to provide an econom- ical speed range from three to 11 knots.

AAM to Construct Advanced Survey Catamaran

Specifications/Main Particulars:

Length, o.a. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .134 ft

Beam, extreme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37 ft

Draft, midship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6.5 ft

Propulsion engines 2x Caterpillar C32 ACERT, 1,600 bhp/2300 rpm . . . .2x Caterpillar C18 ACERT, 553 bhp/2,100 rpm

Construction . . . . . . .5383 Marine grade aluminium

Cruise speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 kts (laden)

Propulsion . . . . . . .4x Fixed pitch, 5-blade propellers

Deadweight . . . .65 metric tons inclusive of AUV vans

Capacities:

Fuel, standard tankage . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6,600 gal

Additional tankage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4,400 gal

Fresh water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3,700 gal

Black water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1,100 gal

Ballast water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4,000 gal

Dirty oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150 gal

Oily water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 gal

Clean engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .175 gal

Hydraulic system oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80 gal

Maximum range (total tankage) . . . . . . . .3,800 nm, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .plus reserves

Cruising range . . . . . . . . . .1,650 nm, plus reserves

Scientists . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 on extended mission

Complement (max) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

Crew . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

Overnight berths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

Endurance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 days