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VESSELSEastern Shipbuilding Group has performed the christen- ing and subsequent launching of the HOS BRIARWOOD (Hull 210) the tenth HOSMAX launch in twenty months, followed with the same day delivery of the HOS BLACK WATCH (Hull 208), both for Hornbeck Offshore Servic- es, LLC. The launch event was held at Eastern?s Allanton facility with hundreds of Eastern Employees and Guests in attendance with an afternoon of perfect weather and launch conditions. Bill Krewsky, Hornbeck?s Director of Engineering and Project Management spoke at length about the long term commitment, partnership and future of the two companies. And, he noted the on-budget and dependable deliveries of the seven Eastern HOSMAX Ves- sels in operations today. The HOS BLACK WATCH was delivered twenty- ve (25) days early, on-budget and was Eastern?s eighth delivery of a ten offshore support vessel contract and the fourth vessel designated as the HOSMAX 310 series by Hornbeck Offshore. Each HOSMAX 310 vessel is a Diesel-Electric powered, twin Z-drive propelled OSV. These high-tech vessels feature four Caterpillar 3516C 16-cylinder turbo-charged Tier III diesel genera- tor engines each rated at 1,825 kW at 1,800 rpm. Main propulsion power is provided by two GE Energy furnished Hyundai 2,500 kW 690VAC electric motors driving two Schottel SRP 2020 FP Z-Drives with nozzles rated at 2,500 kW at 1,025 rpm each for a total of 6,704 Hp. Kvichak Marine Industries has been awarded a U.S. Navy contract for twelve (12) 30? Rapid Response Skim- mers (RRS) for delivery over the next 18 months, with options for up to thirty (30) additional skimmers to be de- livered through 2019. The Kvichak RRS is Navy?s tier one response asset, and these craft will supplement the Navy?s current  eet of over 85 units in operation in Navy ports worldwide since 1994. The Kvichak RRS is a well proven technology with an exceptional record for safety, perfor- mance and durability. The rapid-response, shallow-water capable craft is ideally suited for use on oil spills in water-ways, bays and harbors. This all-aluminum vessel is 30?-3? long, with a beam of 9?-8?, a draft of 2?-6?, and is easily trailerable. Powered by twin 90hp outboards, the RRS has a response speed of up to 17 knots and features an enclosed two person pilothouse for operator comfort. Adaptable to a variety of marine spill scenarios, this highly specialized vessel works well in many recovery con gurations, from free skimming through towed-boom applications, and is able to recover a very wide range of spills from light sheens to very viscous weathered oil products. The skimmer?s oil recovery system has a recovered oil capacity of over 1,200 gallons. The recovered oil tank con guration allows segre- gation of small volume spills to simplify post-spill decon- tamination. Onboard hydraulic power is supplied by an under-deck diesel HPU. Eastern Shipbuilding Doubles Up for HornbeckKvichak Marine Awarded US Navy Rapid Response Skimmer ContractDimensions: 302?x 64?x 26?Drill Water/Ballast Capacity: 609,227 USGTotal Fuel Oil Capacity: 285 Deadweight Tonnage: 6,144 LTLiquid Mud Capacity: 21,509 bbl. (10) TanksPotable Water Capacity: 62 Fuel Oil Day-tanks 23,752 USGMethanol Capacity 2,212 bbl. (2) TanksDry-bulk Mud: 14 The HOSMAX 310 Offshore Support Vessels at a Glance: 48 MNDecember 2014MN Dec14 Layout 32-49.indd 48MN Dec14 Layout 32-49.indd 4811/25/2014 12:48:20 PM11/25/2014 12:48:20 PM