Page 13: of Maritime Reporter Magazine (November 1992)

Boats & Barges

The 107-foot, Fryco Inc.-designed fireboatfor Sao Paulo, Brazil

Trinity's Equitable Yard Delivers

Two 107-Foot Fireboats

To Sao Paulo, Brazil

Utilizing a Fryco, Inc. of Houston design, The Trinity Marine Group's

Equitable New Orleans, La., facility delivered two 107-foot fireboats to the municipality of Sao Paulo, Bra- zil, including the pictured (to the right) Comandante Cianciulli. Trin- ity executed the contract, from the laying of the keel on the first vessel to the delivery of the second, in 14 months.

The multi-mission vessels were also equipped with a modern trauma center, a decompression chamber for

Fireboat Standards. The 107-foot by 25-foot boats have a displace- ment of 215 tons. The vessels are capable of delivering in excess of 10,000 gpm of water from a combi- nation of monitors and hoses, the fire pumps powered by twin

Cummins KTA19 engines. The boats also feature a spray curtain around their perimeter to protect them from extreme heat when fighting close-in fires or performing rescues. diver treatment, and equipped to support scuba and hard hat diving.

All multi-mission equipment was supplied by Engineering Equipment

Company of Chicago.

Both vessels are powered by twin 1,400 hp Detroit Diesel 16V92TA engines and utilize ZF BW-450 ma- rine gears. The fireboats have a service speed of 15 knots and a con- tinuous cruising speed of 13 knots.

Hull and cabins were constructed of steel, the vessels were built to

ABS, +A1, +AMS, Harbor Service erator of each boat has a visual dis- play of the basic instruments backed up by an elaborate monitoring sys- tem which provides early warning of system failure on any on of the six diesel engines, including bilge, fire and other alarms.

The fireboats have Kobelt air con- trols for the two pumping engines, as well as front PTO controls to select hydraulic drive for the

Telesquirt ladder, anchor wind- lasses, bow thruster or HIAB crane.

The Telesquirt ladder is hydrauli- cally controlled from the base of the ladder and is used to direct a 750 gpm nozzle at a height of 85 feet off the water.

For more information on Trinity

Marine,

Circle 162 on Reader Service Card

Trinity delivered two fireboats in 14 months

The navigation controls are pri- marily Raytheon equipment. The vessels are equipped with trolling valves for the ZF Gears for maneu- vering in tight spaces. With the assistance of the Magnum Bow

Thruster by American Bow Thruster

Co., the boats can turn 360 degrees in their own length.

Provided with tachometers, in- struments and shaft tacks, the op-

Brazilian Fireboat

Equipment List

Main Engines Detroit Diesel

Propellers Sound Propeller Co.

Fire Pump Engines Cummins

Generator Engines Cummin

Alternators Stamford

Autopilot Raytheon

Radar Raytheo

Loudhailer Raytheon

SSB Radio Raytheo

Digital Compass Azimuth

Magnetic Compass Ritchie

Depth Finder Data Marine

Marine Gears ZF

Nozzle and Hydraulic Ladder Telesquirt

Fire Monitors Skum

Sea Crane Hiab

Bow Thruster American Bow Thruster 15

Circle 205 on Reader

BY

ASTILLEROS

ESPANOLES