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November 2011www.marinelink.com 13Norvegia and Spagna: New RAmparts 2500WClass Tugs for Italy In August the RAmparts 2500W tug Norvegia was delivered by Astilleros Armon of Navia, Spain to owners, Ri- morchiatori Riuniti in Genoa, Italy. Shortly afterward in early September, the second vessel of Rimorchiatori Riuniti's two boat order, the Spagna, was deliv- ered. The RAmparts 2500W is a new variation on Robert Allan Ltd's standard RAmparts 2500 design. It was developed in collaboration with Rimorchiatori Riu-niti who were looking for a compact, yetpowerful shipdocking tug for their oper- ations in the historic and busy port of Genoa. The result is a compact tug de- signed to provide excellent all round vis- ibility. The design features a much wider beam than the standard RAmparts 2500design, with an aft- biased deckhouse andwheelhouse for working under the ex- treme flare of modern vessels. It has a large forward working deck, and rela- tively low draft. Astilleros Armon performed an ad- mirable job constructing the vessels true to the design drawings and the quality is evident in the finished product. The tugs are built to RINA Classification require- ments, with the notation C, HULL,MACH, Tug, AUT-UMS, "Unrestricted Navigation." The Norvegia and Spagna are config- ured with crew accommodations for 6. The wheelhouse is sized to accommodateall the control functions with maximumvisibility for the operator. The main deck accommodates two officer cabins, a mess and a galley. The lower accommodation deck, which remains above the deepest load waterline in all load conditions, fea- tures two crew cabins, WC and shower, a laundry, and a generous stores room. Main Particulars Length, o.a. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24.4 m Breadth, molded . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11.25 m Depth, molded . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5.1 m Load Draft, max. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5.08 m Fuel Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84,300 l Potable water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10,100 l Water Ballast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44,600 l Main engines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Caterpillar 3516C Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1920 kW at 1600 rpm Z-Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Rolls Royce US 205FP Bollard pull . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70 tons Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13.3 knots ) ( ' ( & % $ ' % ( # % " ! ! & % % & % & % # & # & ( ! # % ! " ! & % ! % ( # % % # ' % ! % % % % % % & ! % ' % ! $ % # ' & % $ ( # $ % % # % " ' ' % " ! & ' NNS Hosts Susan Ford Bales for Aircraft Carrier Update Susan Ford Bales receives a lesson in connecting instrumentation wiring duringher Oct. 11 visit to Newport News Shipbuilding. Huntington Ingalls Industries said thatits Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division hosted a visit by Susan Ford Bales, daughter of the late President Gerald R. Ford and sponsor of his namesake ship. Bales received a briefing on Gerald R. Ford's (CVN 78) construction progress. "It has been more than a year since my last visit, and the ship has changed im-mensely," Bales said. "Every day it becomes a more important part of my family, especially with the loss of my mother. It's one more way to con- tinue my father's legacy so peoplewill understand who he was and whathe was about."NEWS(Photo: Huntington Ingalls Industries)MR Nov.11 # 2 (10-17):MR Template 11/4/2011 3:55 PM Page 13
