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GREAT WORKBOATS

Assateague Dutch Caribbean Coast Guard

While celebrating its 120th anniversary early in 2018, 38 De? ant Patrol Boat

Vane Brothers took delivery of the ? rst of three new ar-

Four new high speed patrol boats manufactured by Loui- ticulated tug/barge (AT/B) units ordered through Conrad siana, USA-based shipbuilder Metal Shark for the Dutch

Shipyard: the 4,400-horsepower tug Assateague (designed Caribbean Coast Guard (DCCG) have been commissioned by Castleman Maritime and built at Conrad’s Orange, Tex- on the island of Curacao. The new vessels are the ? rst to be as, facility) and 80,000-barrel barge Double Skin 801 (de- delivered to the DCCG under a 12-boat order announced signed by Bristol Harbor Group and built at Conrad’s Ame- last year. Designed in-house by Metal Shark and built at lia, Louisiana, facility). This was the ? rst new AT/B to join the company’s Jeanerette, Louisiana production facility, the the Vane ? eet since 2007. The Assateague Class of AT/B tug welded aluminum, enclosed-pilothouse, 38 De? ant mono- now also includes the Chincoteague, delivered this summer, hull patrol boats are the result of a multi-year effort by the and will add the Wachapreague this winter. All 130 active DCCG to procure a replacement for its ? eet of open-cock-

Vane Brothers vessels are primarily tasked with the move- pit RIBs. The new vessels will serve as the DCCG’s main ment of petroleum products engaged in the North Atlantic interceptors, patrolling the territorial waters of Aruba, Bo- coastwise trade. Assateague no doubt will more than aptly naire, Curacao, St. Eustatius, St. Maarten, and Saba.

augment Vane’s already impressive ? eet and capabilities.

The 38 De? ant reaches top speeds in excess of 45 knots. A

Material: SteelBuilder: Conrad Naval Architect: fully-enclosed pilothouse shields the crew from the elements,

Shipyard Castleman Maritime while Metal Shark’s signature “Pillarless Glass” pilothouse ar-

LOA: 110 FeetOperator: Vane Classi? cation: ABS-A1 rangement assures unimpeded visibility, day or night. Special-

Brothers TUG, AMS, ABCU

Speed: 13 KnotsBreadth (molded): Engines: Cummins ly engineered composite armor panels provide ballistic crew 38 Feet QSK60M EPA T3 protection from unfriendly ? re. Shockwave Corbin shock-

Fuel Type: DieselDepth (molded): Propellers: mitigating seating has been provided for a crew of six, and 16.5 Feet Four-bladed MN-BRZ anti-fatigue ? oor covering has been employed in the pilot-

Type: AT/B tugboatDraft (maximum): Gears: Reintjes 14.5 Feet WAF 873 gears house and the below decks crew spaces. A urethane-sheathed,

Owner: Vane Delivery Date: Generators: Two closed-cell foam Wing collar provides durable and resilient

Brothers February 2018 Cummins QSB7 / 125kW fendering. For extended patrols at sea, accommodations in- clude an enclosed head compartment, galley, and v-berth.

Assateague

LOA: 41 feet – Type: Welded monohull Naval Architect: 8 inches pilothouse patrol vessel Metal Shark

Draft (max): Operator: Dutch Engines: 2x 36 Feet Caribbean Coast Guard Cummins QSB 6.7

Speed : 45+ KTPropellers: Stainless Stern Drives:

Steel, counter-rotating Konrad 680B

Fuel: DieselBreadth (molded): Total Installed 11 feet – 9 inches Power: 960

Delivery Date: Material: 5086 Electronics:

April 2018 aluminum alloy Raymarine

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Defiant

Credit: Vane

Credit: Metal Shark

Patrol Boat

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