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Navy Boats

Halter Responds To Venezuelan Navy Needs Halter Marine's 80 ft. (24.3 m) patrol boat for the Venezuelan government.

Halter Marine has answered the call from the

Venezuelan Navy for a variety of patrol boats. The company recently delivered four 80 ft. (24.3 m) boats to the country's government, which completes the con- tract for the design and

Main Particulars

Flag Venezuelan

Length 80 ft. (24.3 m)

Breadth, (molded) ... .18 ft. (5.4 m)

Displacement 48 LT

Draft 6 ft. (1.8 m)

Speed, service 26 knots

Bunker fuel capacity . .2,500 gallons

Main engines Detroit Diesel

Generator engines Perkins

Generators Marathon

Motor starters Square D

Reduction gearsNigata/Detroit Diesel

Engine controls Morse

Steering controls Orbitrol hydraulic

Shafting Aquamet

VHF radio Harris

Radar Raytheon

Compass Ritchie magnetic;

Litton Sperry gyrocompass

GPS Garmain

Davits Nautical Structures construction of 12 total vessels in this size range.

Designed for high speed operations in coastal and riverine envi- ronments, the vessels will be used for a variety of patrolling efforts in

Venezuelan territorial waters, specifically to counter illegal drug traf- fic, provide search and rescue assistance, and disaster relief.

Powered by a pair of

Detroit Diesel marine engines, the vessels will have a range of 1,000 nm and a maximum speed of 25 knots.

Halter also supplied the last two 54 ft. (16.4 m) patrol boats for the Venezuelan National Guard. This particu- lar contract called for the design and construction of 10 vessels, all of which are propelled by two MTU marine diesel engines with a maximum speed of 36 knots.

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Halter's patrol boat for the Venezuelan government was also constructed as a 54 ft. (16.4 m) version.

Bollinger-Built Tornado

Kicks Up A Storm

Bollinger Shipyards of Lockport, La. launched the

USS Tornado, the U.S. Navy's newest Patrol Coast Ship.

The 14th member of the Cyclone Class to be built by

Bollinger under a sole-source contract with the Navy, it is the first to include design modifications, equipment and armament upgrades as part of the Navy's Pre- planned Product Improvement.

The vessel is modeled after the successful Vosper

Thornycroft Ramadan class design, modified to meet

Navy requirements, which entail change in the stern - including a ramp for the launching and recovery - while underway — of naval special warfare boats. Throughout its design/construction process, Tornado was extended from 170 - 179 ft. (51.8 - 54.5 m) and adjusted to decrease its susceptibility to radar detection by reducing its signature.

Featuring a new, fully integrated bridge command and control system to increase its capabilities, Tornado hous- es a satellite navigation system, forward looking infrared and surface radar with collision avoidance capabilities. Communications encompass Navy standard interior and external voice communications systems.

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