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Two eight-cylinder, resiliently mount- ed Caterpillar 3508B TA engines power the Damen Stan Tug 2608. The output of each main engine is 820 kW (1,100 bhp) at 1,600 rpm.

Each engine drives a 1900 mm bronze fixed pitch propeller in a NSMB type 37 nozzle for improved astern performanc- es. Each nozzle is provided with a stain- less steel inner ring. Reintjes reverse/reduction gearboxes are fitted, type WAF 562L, with a reduction ratio of 5.05:1.

The communication equipment includes a Sailor RT 4822 VHF radiotelephone fitted with integrated

DSC modem/ watch receiver, a Furuno

FS-2570-25 SSB, with integrated watch receiver and DSC and two Jotron VHF handheld are foreseen. The Navtex is a

Furuno NX-500.

The navigation equipment consists of a Furuno radar, type FR-1505 mk III, a

Furuno GP-80 GPS navigator and a

Furuno GD-1700 chart plotter with echo sounder. The autopilot is of the make

Radio Zeeland, type Seapilot 75. The vessels were classified by Lloyd's

Register of Shipping.

Circle 43 on Reader Service Card

Main Particulars

Length, o.a 85.6 ft. (26 m)

Beam, o.a 26 ft. (7.9 m)

Depth 13.3 ft. (4.05 m)

Draft aft 10.1 ft. (3.1 m)

Tonnage 195 gt

Classification LR

Main engines Caterpillar

Propulsion Van de Giessen Nozzles

Generators Two Caterpillar 3304B NA diesel engines .One Lister DSW 4 diesel engine, driving a 30 kVA

Newage Stamford BCM 184 H harbor generator.

Gears Reintjes

Radar Furuno

VHF Sailor

Autopilot Radio Zeeland

Bollard pull 30.7 ton

Speed 12.3 knots

Fuel oil 75.7 cu. m.

Fresh water 18.3 cu. m.

Dirty oil 2.0 cu. m.

Lubrication oil 2.0 cu. m.

Sewage 1.8 cu. m.

Sludge 2.3 cu. m.

Foam 5.1 cu. m.

Dispersant 2.7 cu. m.

Water ballast 19.4 cu. m. second vessel in March 2004. The pair were built from stock hulls with the yard numbers 509805 and 509806. Both ves- sels will be used for mooring operations, coastal towing and fire fighting opera- tions.

The Damen Stan Tug 2608 has a single chine bilge. The transom corners are well rounded and the vessel has suffi- cient bow height for severe working conditions. The hull is divided into four compartments and is of a very strong construction with side and bottom plat- ing of 10 mm and decks of 8 mm thick- ness. The sheerstrake has a plate thick- ness of 20 mm.

The aft deck is suitable for a specific weight of two tons per square meter and is designed to carry loads up to approxi- mately 20 tons. The superstructure has ample space for a separate galley and mess room.

The accommodation is suitable for a crew of nine, with the captain's cabin and the chief engineer's cabin on the main deck.

Below the main deck, two double crew cabins and a triple crew cabin are arranged. Furthermore a large store is fitted. The complete accommodation and the wheelhouse are air-conditioned. Circle 265 on Reader Service Card

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