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26Maritime Reporter & Engineering News Eastern Shipbuilding Group launched the first of three 292 ft. Tiger Shark-class Platform Supply Vessels (PSVs) for Harvey Gulf In- ternational Marine, LLC. The Har- vey Supporter is scheduled to be delivered in December 2011. The Harvey Supporter is a DP II SOLAS-classed AC diesel-electric, twin Z-drive PSV measuring 292 x 64 x 24.5 ft. The vessel features four Cummings QSK60-DM 16-cylinder turbo-charged Tier II diesel genera- tor engines that are rated 1825 kW at1,800 rpm. Main propulsion is pro-vided by two Schottel SRP 2020 FP Z-drives with nozzles rated at 2,500 kW at 1,025 rpm each for a total of6,704 hp. Schottel also provided two STT 4 fixed pitch tunnel thrusters rated at 1,180 kW at 1,170rpm each with direct coupled elec-tric motors. The vessel will be capa- ble of a maximum speed of 14 knotswith a cruising speed of 12 knots.Total below-deck capacities of the PSV include 275,000 gallons of fuel, 636,976 gallons of drill water, 19,500 BBL of liquid mud, 14,350cu. ft. of bulk mud, 1,700 BBL of methanol and 17,191 gallons of potable water. The highly technical wheelhouse features the latest tech-nology in Navigation and Commu- nication equipment. All three vessels will be ABS classed. Great Shipsof 2011Tiger Shark Class PSVFirst of Three 292-ft. DP2 PSVs Tiger Shark PSV Main Particulars Length, o.a./w.l.........................292 ft./280 ft. Beam......................................................64 ft. Depth..................................................24.5 ft. Loaded Draft.......................................19.7 ft. Deck Cargo Area.......................10,976 sq. ft. Berths ........................................................50 DWT......................................5,450 long tons Total Fuel Oil.....................236,580 U.S. gal. Drill Water/Ballast.............606,760 U.S. gal. Ships Potable Water.....................16,491 gal. Bulk Mud..................................14,350 cu. ft. ..................................(7 x 2,050 cu./ft. tanks)Liquid Mud..............19,480 Barrels (8 tanks) Methanol....................1,686 Barrels (2 tanks) Lube Oil.........................2,000 gals. (2 tanks) Dirty Oil........................................3,665 gals. Hydraulic Oil.....................................250 gal. Gear Oil.............................................250 gal. Waste Oil........................................3,665 gal. Gray Water Holding.......................8,571 gal. Sewage Holding.............................8,571 gal. Maximum Speed...............................12 knots Endurance.....................35 Days @ 10 Knots Classification..........................................ABS Flag.........................................................U.S. (Photo Courtesy of Pittman Photography - www.ScottPittman.net) MR Dec.11 # 4 (25-33):MR Template 12/8/2011 3:04 PM Page 26