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All American Marine inks deal to build Wind Survey Vessel

All American Marine (AAM) won a contract to build a research and hydrographic survey vessel for Geodynamics, an NV5 company. R/V Shackleford is a 73 x 26.7-ft. semi- displacement aluminum catamaran hull that was developed by Nic de Waal of Teknicraft Design in Auckland, New Zea- land.

The vessel will have the fundamental, and primary design elements of the Duke University Marine Lab’s R/V Shear- water and Blue Tide Puerto Rico’s R/V Blue Manta that were both recently commissioned. R/V Shackleford is named af- ter the southernmost barrier island in the Cape Lookout Na- tional Seashore chain, a region rich in maritime history. The vessel will be built to USCG Subchapter T standards and will primarily operate off the eastern seaboard of the U.S. “Our continued focus is meeting the most stringent off- shore survey speci? cations in the world, whether that is for nautical charting or for subsea exploration to support off- shore wind development. A larger, more stable and custom- ized vessel will not only help us maintain our high standards of quality, but it will also help with our real-time data acqui- sition and processing transparency objectives by comfort- ably accommodating our client reps,” said Chris Freeman,

General Manager & Sr. Marine Geologist.

The R/V Shackleford integrates the signature Teknicraft

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For the operator, the most valuable feature is the fuel econ-

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COMPONENTS AND SYSTEMS cal mile throughout the estimated cruising speed of 18-24 knots, with a fuel-ef? cient survey operation speed of 4-8 knots, fully laden.

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