Significant small ships 2001

SIGNIFICANT SMALL SHIPS OF 2001 PREFACE BHARATHIAR FACALXVIII LADY LAURA Editor: Bill Thomson SERTOSA TREINTA TAURUS WYNEMA SPIRIT Assistant Editor: Cheryl Saponia 20 Design: Greg Thompson Advertising Manager: Paul Dowling Assistant Advertisement Samantha Stone Consultant: Advertisement Sarah Helm Production: ALTAIR CP265 21 CUSTOMS 25 28 PORTUGUESE COASTAL PATROL SAN FRANCISCO Manager: Advertisement John Labdon Publisher: Mark J Staunton-Lambert Editorial & Advertisement Office: 10 Upper Belgrave Street London SWIX 8BQ, UK +44 (0) 20 7235 4622 Telephone: +44 (0) 20 7245 6959 Telefax: E-mail: editorial@rina.org.uk advertising@rina.org.uk This publication is copyright under the Berne Convention All rights reserved No part of the publication be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted without the prior permission of the copyright owner Permission is not, however, required to copy abstracts or articles on condition that a full reference to the source is shown without permission is Printed in England by BBH Colourprint Group, Gorse Hill Industrial Estate, Beaumont Leys, Leicester LE4 I BF 903055 74 SIGNIFICANT SMALL SHIPS OF 200 I 33 35 37 40 43 45 AALTJE POSTMA PRINCE MADOG SAINT PIRAN STANDSURE 49 51 KHULOOD WES BORDELON 59 61 53 56 58 © 2002 The Royal Institution of Naval Architects ISB 30 48 Published by: The Royal Institution of Naval Architects of the contents 23 32 AMINDIVI AQUALINK EUROFERRYS PACIFICA JOINT VENTURE LAIG BAY MAID OF THE HARBOUR Marketing: Adelaide Proctor Multiple copying always illegal 10 13 14 17 WELCOME TO SIGNIFICANT SMALL SHIPS OF 2001 One thing is certain - 2001 will not go down in history as one of the best years for the smaller tonnage shipbuilding industry coverage of our traditional Even though, from the outset, we had decided to extend the categories, the response we got from the shipbuilding industry reflected the fact that there were just not that many significant during 2001 we wrote with a degree of caution, in view of actual events about a good number of new vessels, Quite why this should be is open to various and new designs and contracts For viewpoints The editor's own opinion is that the this guide we decided to go down as far as IOm- industry has been gripped by fear of recession evertheless, N 15m length overall - those who feel that at this Even prior to September length there is no way a vessel can be called a horrific as the events were, is seen as being the ship are probably justified in their doubts, but turning point for so many negative aspects of vessels of this length are important to Ship & 21st century life, our industry was being seen as Boat International's coverage, and to the industry, having the brakes well and truly applied and we think that bringing down the limit has let Looking forward, some guide probably worse than an actual recession With Similarly, we have not been too fussy about the the latter, at least the industry knows where it is, interesting vessels into the II th, the date that, a perceived recession is IOOrnupper length limit Designs which start off and there is a certain do-or-die spirit and a desire at under to beat the recession and come out of it before 100m tend to grow; so what is undoubtedly a small ship in concept and In one's competitors technology be uncertainty about when, or if, orders will come from this review by a somewhat causes companies to retrench and consolidate excluded should not, in our opinion, rather than expand arbitrary cut-off point With the former, the Talking to people at the We also extended a couple of the categories industry events through the year showed that, We were very much aware that several vessel although everybody is still trying to talk things types were excluded from recognition - maybe up, there has been an unwillingness to invest in not types that are at the cutting edge of ship new products, design or building technology, but types worthy Retrenchment and consolidation are two words of recognition We could have introduced new that, in my opinion, well and truly sum up the categories, but fortunately decided against this small craft industry new designs and expansion Instead, we decided to ask for contributions for However, it is pleasing to report that I can workboats along with tugs - as it happened we round up this summary on a truly optimistic note we We have previously looked for the silver lining to decided to look at ferries and passenger vessels the cloud cast by international terrorism, and got little response More fortuitously, in general rather than just fast ferries This was found it in a renewed vigour in the military and fortuitous because even we were amazed at just paramilitary how few fast ferries had been delivered during commercial marketplace as I write this I find J the year am receiving encouraging news of new orders craft sector But even in the Apart from the ever-raging discussion about throughout the world, and my own feeling is that what is meant by a 'small ship' we also have to when we come to compile Significant Ships of consider what is meant by 'significant' We are 2002, it ought to be in a very different climate very much aware that to the designers, the Finally, I will repeat not only the customary, builders, the owners (particularly whoever it is at and sincerely felt, thanks to the designers and the owners who signs the very significant builders who have willingly furnished details of cheque) and the operators, any new vessel is their vessels, but the surprise that many seem so significant Our selection here is purely arbitrary, unwilling to share information A GA plan can taken from vessels covered during the year that be so informative to our readers, but at the small have, for whatever reason caught the editor's eye scale we are able to reproduce such plans there is Non-inclusion does not mean that any vessel is no way that confidential information can be not significant or unworthy in any other respect 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year of consolidation The tug sector is still booming, in c0'rparison with other small tonnage vessel markets, but the pace of innovation has - some might say thankfully - settled down As former editor and tug aficionado Andy Smith put it in his feature in Ship & Boat International has been a period of evolutionary refinement rather than revolutionary fter years of confusion about the form Mention of production and function of various tug types, it another trend exemplified seems the industry has come to terms single sourcing A lines brings to mind by Lady Laura - In the case of that vessel the with the fact that a good harbour tug is not engines, propulsion units and clutches all came necessarily the same as a good escort tug, and from Niigata, the latest designs and deliveries have reflected following that, Bergen C-series engine for tug builders and in the main Considerations like coursekeeping and heeling stability are more important in escort mode than out-and-out bollard pull Similarly, the distinction between but another the introduction single source, in 200 I of the operators is Rolls-Royce However, back to the Dutch Damen Gorinchem's nearby sister yard at Hardinxveld a true tractor tug and a 'reverse tractor', or ASD is another Dutch builder with an interesting tug- (azimuthing stem drive) tug has become clearer, building heritage on which it drew for a 200 I helped by the fact that the confusing 'reverse delivery - a traditional tug that was fitted out as, tractor' term is falling out of favour The true and is used as, a luxury yacht We bent many of tractor tug propulsion features units, forward-mounted which can be either our rules when compiling this review, but did not feel we could justify a recreational vessel in azimuthing units or cycloidal units (often called the tugs section but in its own way this too was 'Voith Schneider' after one such brand) with a a significant delivery - certainly an unusual large skeg aft example Tug building recent is truly international, deliveries sometimes designed from many by the with countries, builders but frequently to designs produced quite separately StiII with Dutch yards, and unusual tugs, one of the most distinctive tug designs of recent years was Kooren's Rotortug Four of these boats, which feature a three-engine propulsion The Canadian naval architectural practice of plant offering exceptional manoeuvring as well Robert Allen has been particularly prolific in as high pull ahead, astern and sideways, have this respect been operating as harbour tugs in Rotterdam As in previous years, Spain has proved a leading tug producer, but notable tugs One was put to the test during sea trials in 200 I have been produced in the Asia Pacific region as an escort tug, with what the builder describes (particularly Singapore), in the USA, in India, as encouraging results, resulting in the design and - a first during 200 I - Poland Although dominant Spain position building countries, discounted, last October, it progress undoubtedly among being adapted and optimised for such duties At has European the tug- the Dutch must not be particularly in niche markets the same time a number of smaller harbour tug designs were produced to the Rotortug principle, and at the end of the year Kooren offered the range of Rotortug designs to the Damen is well known as a production-line general market builder of small- to-medium sized tugs, of which the concept is taken up by other operators in Lady Laura, featured here, is a typical example 2002 It will be interesting to see if SIGNIFICANT SHIPS OF 200 I BHARATHIAR: large Voith Schneider tug built in India for domestic port Builder COChin Shipyard Limited COChin India Vessel name: Bharathiar Owner/Operator M/S Chennai Port Trust Designer: Cochin Shipyard Limited Flag India Total number of sister ships already completed (including this ship): nil Total number of sister ships on order: nil Contract date: October 1999 Delivery date: August 2001 T HE Chennai Port Trust has proved to be a good customer for rhe Cochin Shipyard in India, wirh recent orders for dredgers as well as rhe 45tonne bollard pull rug Bbaratbiar Cochin shipyard is rhe largest and most advanced in India, and has built several tugs in recent years, as well as working on building and repair of large ships and offshore units The new tug, handed over to the port trust in August, follows standard Voith Schneider tug design and build practices, but at 32.9m length overall, and 671 tonnes displacement, she is of substantial size, well able to handle the large vessels using the port A propulsion plant comprising twin Caterpillar 6-cylinder medium-speed diesels driving Veith Schneider 2.8m propulsors develops 3750kW, SIG'\IFICA'\T S~IALL SHIPS OF 2001 giving the required 45tonne maximum bollard pull and a free-running speed of nearly 14knors The rug may lack the sophistication in equipment that is found in many other new tugs, but in countries where labour is relatively inexpensive, allowing high manning levels to be maintained, there is far less need for complex automation and control systems Bbaratbiar operates with a crew of up to 16, a very high complement by European standards Nevertheless, high-specification basic equipment is fitted, including Furuno radar The electrical needs of the necessarily large accommodation are filled by rwo 100kW Cummins-powered diesel alternators, plus a 40kW harbour genset A telescopic mast rype fire fighting unit is provided for emergency use MAIN PARTICULARS Length oa Length bp: Breadth moulded: Depth moulded Gross tonnage Displacement: Light weight: Design deadweight: 32.90m 31.67m I'.0m 4.5m 419gt 671.06tonnes 481.50tonnes 189.56tonnes Design draught Max speed Max bollard pull: Service speed Range: Fuel consumption Class notation Regulations Main Engine Manufacturer: Model: Number: Output 5.30m 100% MCR 45tonnes 12knots @ 90% MCR 1600nm 18.7tonnes daily IRS +SUL +1Y tug Built to IMS Class XII standards 13.85knots @ Caterpillar 3606TA 1875kW @ l000rev/min Generators Number: Make/type: Output Propulsion units Manufacturer: main + harbour Cummins NTA495MG x lookW x 40kW Voith Schneider GmbH, Germany 2.8m Winch windlass Number: Diameter Deck Machinery: Bridge Electronics Radar: Furuno Japan FR2115 Communications: VHF radio telephone Complement Crew 16 Other: Telescopic mast type fire fighting unit BHARATHIAR PI"· ,,''''.( " ",/ '- .~ I ~.-~ :I !=.:- - -~:-~~ ~ L_~O i ':::l~ ,- mill Wtib" T~~~ c.¥'JI;,.T,=~ ,- 'FW/ mill Y~f~s~~m mm TW~\.~ts ,""'- d rr.c il enEI ,, J' , 0 u(O/ '/r- III!"'!!!III EJDDDElD r' ,I r.J \ \ AUXiWƠ~~'18?i"T , :: ~ . I ImlJ~ I!!!I/ " BULWARK GATE 46 I SIG:>iIFICA:>iT SMALL SIIII'S OF 2001 Not all gloom in fishing Previous years were no different to 2?Ol in that commercial fishermen suffered from, and worried about, quotas and decommissioning Nevertheless, new boats continued to be delivered and the sector showed few signs of imminent collapse - in fact there remains much to feel encouraged about That's not to say all is sweetness and light Far from it, in fact, as regulatory to make a fisherman's pressures owever, as the fishing fleets come H time and fuel travelling to port to unload then under increasing pressure, there are back to the fishing grounds, the new vessels opportunities for those prepared to can lie at the fishing ground with the main increase efficiency and find ways to give them engine shut down to process and freeze its an edge over their competitors catch In many cases Quotas are being reduced all the time, and this means new boats, capable of things of which their predecessors could not new quotas introduced for individual species, Although such vessels represent a considerable which investment, and a gamble, for their owners, on fishermen will lose out, however efficiently means that unfortunately some the other hand they are good news for designers they work This is probably one of the reasons and builders of fishing vessels, traditionally a why so many commercial fishermen have been special ist market turning towards charter angling, which keeps Last year we heralded a new development in them at sea, allows them to make use of their fishing vessel design and application - a triple- specialised knowledge, and produces a useful rig trawler The Remoy Viking continued to attract considerable interest in 200 I, the results proving particularly encouraging, result that other triple-riggers with the were ordered during the year from Norwegian builders, including one destined for Canada Another way of increasing efficiency and income from their clients Such activities, being classed as recreational, are not subject to the same regulation as commercial fishing, although it is undoubtedly a way of using boats to earn revenue, consideration and as such merits by Ship & Boat International This increased business has gradually spawned productivity is to carry out processing of fish at a new generation of high quality, fast, robust sea and comfortable sports fishing vessels around This in itself is far from new - factory vessels are old news 48 and economic conditions continue life not at all a happy one However, rather than the former fishing harbours trawling with one vessel and transferring the Regulations and quotas demand other classes catch to another for processing, there has been of vessel They have to be enforced, so there is a marked trend towards new, larger, pelagic a demand for fishery patrol and protection trawlers that are capable of processing, filleting boats, but more to the point the quotas have to and freezing onboard be set - not by guesswork Such vessels are made but based on possible by modem freezing technology, which scientific data This too is good news for the reduces the size and weight of the refrigeration boatbuilding plant, as well as machinery that automates needed, often based on fishing vessel designs - much of the processing The major advantage of which the recently delivered Prince Madog of processing at sea is that rather than using is a prime example industry as research vessels are SIG IFICANT SHIPS OF 200 I AALTJE POSTMA: a versatile trawler for Demark Builder: Vessel name: Owner/Operator: Barkmeijer Stroobos Aa/lje Postma Tamme BolVPartredereit Aaltje Postma Designer: Barkmeijer Stroobos/Conoship International Denmark Flag: Total number of sister ships already completed (including this ship): nil Total number of sister ships on order: nil August 1998 Contract date: ALTJE Postma L-757, a 31m stern trawler, was A designed and built by Dutch yard Barkmeijer Stroobos for Danish owners The design and equipment was intended to provide a particularly versatile vessel, with winches for both (win-rigging and flyshooting All winches are remotely controlled from the wheelhouse The main engine, a single medium speed diesel supplied as a complete propulsion package with gearbox and CP propeller by MAN B&W Alpha of Denmark, is resiliently mounted for minimal noise and vibration in the accommodation, which was built according to Danish accommodation regulations, with wheelhouse and crew quarters situated forward The vessel was built to B V class For twin-rigging, the nets are lowered through the openings in the afrship bulwarks, with the centre trawl wire connected via the centre sheave on deck to the line length and pull measurement systems While lowering nets the drum is controlled locally, with rwo crew looking after the drums and two crew bringing the nets overboard Once both nets are connected to the trawl wires, control passes to the wheelhouse Hoisting and emptying nets is also carried out by four crew, (\,'0 on the shelrerdeck and two on the aft deck \,'hen flyshooting, the nets are prepared and connected to the flyshooting ropes in advance while working on the aft deck Arriving at the fishing grounds, a buoy is put overboard from the shelterdeck, and the full length of the rope, between the forerunner connected to the buoy and the aft storage drum on the fish processing deck, is deployed while sailing at about 10knots When the end of the rope is reached, the rope is disconnected from the forerunner, the net pulled overboard, and shooting the other side rope is started, with the trawler saiLing back towards the buoy in a circle Both rope are hauled at the same speed, controlled from the wheelhouse, so that the last part of the net is brought above the receiving bin hatch The 8m' receiving bin leads to a 143m' fish processing room, equipped with ventilation system, electric heaters and conveyors, rinsing and sorting machines able to deal with six fish species The sorted catch is rinsed and transported to six receiving bins in the fish hold where it is weighed in 5kg boxes The fish hold has two freezing chambers, one for freezing down the catch and the other for storage at 20°(, Safety equipment includes two Viking 10-man inflatable liferafrs, a Thorn fire detection system, an Ajax engine room CO, extinguishing system, and a Desmi fire fighting pump MAIN PARTICULARS Length oa: Length, bp: Breadth moulded: Depth moulded: Gross tonnage: Displacement: Light weight: Design deadweight: Design draught: Service speed: Class notation: Main Engine Manufacturer: Model Number: Output: 30.95m 26.75m 8.60m 4.25m at maindeck 6.65m at shelterdeck 24gt 535tonnes 420tonnes 115tonnes 3.75m 10.5knots@625kWengine output BV I 3/3 E + fishing vessel deep sea Mach Aut MS Built to Danish Maritime Authority regulations MAN B&W Alpha 6L23/30A-DKV One 625kW @ 900rev/min Generators Number Make/type: + Hatz harbour set Cummins NT855G4 / Newage Stanford HCM 434E 169.9kW@ 1500rev/min per set Output: Gearboxes Make: MAN B&W Alpha Model: AMG16 52KV13 with clutch Number: One Propellers Manufacturer: MAN B&WAlpha Number One Pitch: Controllable Diameter: 2750mm Bow thrusters Make: Hundested SFT4 800mm Number: One Output:95kW Deck Machinery: Kynde & Toft hydraulic installation comprising x variable main pumps x stationary main pumps, x main load sensing pump; variable and stationary emergency pumps brake pump and auxiliary pump x 22tonne split winches, x flyshooting rope winches x flyshooting booster winches, x twin net winches, hoisting winch Bridge Electronics Radar: x Furuno FR2115 X-band with ARPA, x Simrad CA40 Autopilot: Robertson AP45 GMDSS: A2 area with Sailor MF/HF VHF DSC EPIRB releases SART and battery panel JRC navtex and x Navico portable VHF Communications: Sailor Satcom C and HF SSB receiver, Kenwood VHF/UHF transceiver Sailor scrambler DGPS: Shipmate GN30 and Simrad CA40 Gyro: Robertson RGC 10 Chart plotters Penta C, Simrad CA40 and Racal Decca Fishmaster II Sonar: Simrad SD570 Echosounder: Simrad ES60 70kHz and Simrad CA40 38/200kHz Complement Crew: Captain + crew, accommodation provided for persons Cabins: Other: Refrigeration plant and ice machine by Buus Koleteknik fish processing unit by Van Rijn Katwijk - AALT JE POSTMA 50 t '- -'-'.L + SI('""~"JFlC.\1't'· S"IALI.SJIIPSor 2001 I PRINCE MADOG: research ship features slow-speed electric drive Builder: Visser Den Helder, Vessel name: Owner/Operator: Designer: Madog Length, oa Sciences Length, bp: Visser Den Helder Breadth moulded: VT Ocean Flag: Total number (including of sister ships already UK Total number nil of sister ships on order: date: Delivery date: nil February 2000 July 2001 N July 2001, Visser Den Helder of Holland, delivered a newbuilding Research Vessel for VT Ocean Sciences, a joint ventw:e of the University of Wales and Vosper Thornycroft (UK) Ltd The purpose built ship is designated the Visser Research Vessel 3485 type The vessel's mission is to support the research program of the School of Ocean Sciences in all major sub-disciplines of marine science (physical, chemical, biological and geological oceanography) and to provide training opportunities in methods of sea-going research The vessel is available for charter, during the periods she is not in service for the University For the University of Wales the operational area of the vessel includes the conrinental shelf waters, the vessel also has the capacity to work at long range from her home port The RV Prince Madog is unique amongst small/ medium sized research vessels in being fitted out with a quiet slow speed drive option, which allows for high resolution acoustic surveys of the seabed Accommodation is provided for 20 persons (10 of which are scientific personnel) Tanks capacities are: fuel oil 55tonnes; fresh water 25tonnes; and ballast water 70tonnes I SIC:\IFIC\:\T S\L\I.I, S",,'S Depth OF 2001 Class Diameter: speed: notation: Lloyd's Number: 400tonne Output: 1SOkW Capstan, Hydrographic Rapp HC-2-C, HMB-S, CTD winch trawl winch, Vessel LMC Built to MCAIMarpol EIAPP Rapp GW2oo, (side boom cylinder), Bridge wartsua 6L2Oc Model: Number: Output: Number: x Cummins NTA 14-0 (M) kk with Newage HCM434F13; x Cummins 6CT-S.3-D (M) kk with Newage x Cummins 4BT-3.9-D (M) kk with Newage CM274E13; UCM224F13; Middle Model: Finnoy Gear & Propeller, 330 kVA 120 kVa Stamford GMDSS: Inmarsat Communications: Inmarsat Furuno GP-SO and Trimble Norway X Mk-1 Furuno ECDIS ~w ~ 10 scientists Cabins: equipment 300kHz, installed: RD Instruments Ref Kongsberg Simrad Workhorse Remole Log Display Positioning EK600 Dual Frequency MDM400 for electric silent drive System, Kongsberg Simrad Ocean 4.0S:1 Pinger Transcucer Discriminating meteorological Propellers +/911 Norway Kongsberg EM-3oo Seatronics system package, retractable Research 3.SkHz Ltd OTC Seabed Underway sampling Seabird EK600, Remote Walker Marine Aquaprobe sensor Trimble Echo Data Aquisition WS Oceans + CTD system Simrad, ADCP Speed Simrad 14 Mariner HPR410 acoustic Kongsberg Cunial B AB-Nera DGPS units Plath Navigat Sounder, Finnoy Gear & Propeller, HSC C station Trimble Chart plotter: Research 63 kVA Number: and S-band Plath Navipilot GSO FK PlI, with power take in ratio: Rapp HW-100 Passengers: Stamford Number: Manufacturer: winch, Furuno 211S X-band for ADCP, RD Instruments; aft, x Split Side A frame ; Complement Stamford Gearboxes Make: Rapp GW200 Rapp AWSSO/ A-frame Autopilot: Gyro: Generators winch, winch, Electronics GPS: 10S0kW @ 1000rev/min Anchor Rapp TWS-70S/B270, Radar: Manufacturer: Material: Deck Machinery: @ 100% MCR Main Engine Reduction Celtic (hydraulic) 100% MCR, 100A1 Research in wing nozzle 2200mm Sknots on PTI (silent drive) 12knots@ Regulations: Controllable, Bow thrusters Make: 3.Sm 12.Sknots 4.4/6.9m draught Max speed: Service Pitch: 30.6m 390gt Displacement: Design 34.9m S.Sm moulded Gross tonnage: completed this Ship): Contract MAIN PARTICULARS Holland RV Prince and SBE9 Display, MKS + DGPS receivers 51 Bolow moIn c!oc* 52 I SIG"FI("'\' I' S\I \LL SIIII'S OF 2001 SAINT PIRAN: fishery patrol boat based on customs/police launches Ships Builder: Damen Shipyards Vessel name: Saint Piran Owner/Operator: Cornwall County Sea Fisheries Comm Designer: Damen Shipyards Flag: UK Total number of sister ships nil already completed (including this ship): nil Total number of sister ships on order: May 2001 Delivery date: FTER a comprehensive European tender procedure by the Cornwall County Sea Fisheries Committee, a contract was awarded to Darnen Shipyards for the design and construction of a 27m patrol craft This resulted in the Saini Piran, designated as a Darnen Stan Patrol 2707 The design closely follows the successful series of 26m patrol vessels built for, among others, Hong Kong police, Hong Kong customs, and Dutch customs Saint Piran is an all aluminium vessel with a multi chined hull form The vessel is equipped with two Cummins diesel engines, driving fixed pitch propellers The contract speed of 20knots was well exceeded to nearly 22knots and engine power was reduced afterwards to maintain the speed at 20.0knots This has given significant margin for the engines to achieve a long life without excessive wear Besides that the engines are rated at a moderate, heavy duty output of 970kWeach The machinery space is ventilated by two axial flow fans of 15.000m'/h each The generator sets are keel cooled for long life and easy maintenance Sound absorbing boxes are fitted around the generator sets The vessel has three accommodation decks The lower deck accommodates the crew quarters with three cabins, laundry with washing machine and dryer, shower and toilet Ample storage is also provided here A SIG,\IFlCA:q S\lALL SHIPS OF 2001 The main deck has an entrance from the aft deck in a partly covered and sheltered area The deckhouse contains a laboratory with stainless steel workrops, sanitary space with shower and toilet, mess and galley and a heating and ventilation room forward The accommodation is also equipped with air-conditioning Via a stairway from the mess one can reach the wheelhouse that provides a 360deg visibility The accommodation spaces are sound insulated resulting sound levels well below 70dB(A) Control stations are fined in the wheelhouse, flying bridge and via special wing stations at the wheelhouse deck at the forward end The extensive equipment of the craft includes a tender RlB in a slipway at the stern This slipway has a hydraulically operated door and hauling winch, A deck crane is fitted for handling smaU objects at sea At the stem a capstan of 1000kg is fined to assist when other small craft have [0 be towed in to safe porrs Saini Piran is also equipped with a fire fighting installation with water monitor at the fore deck MAIN PARTICULARS Length oa: Lenght, bp: Breadth moulded: Depth moulded: Gross tonnage: Displacement: light weight: Design deadweight: Design draught: Maximum speed: Service speed: Range: Class notation 21 7m 23.99m 6.55m 3.40m 130gt 87tonnes 72tonnes 15tonnes 1.75m (aft) 20knots @ 100% MCR 20knots@ 100% MCR 450nm LRS+ 1OOA1 SSC Patrol mono HSC-LMC G3 Main Engines Cummins Manufacturer: KTA38M1 Model: Number: Output; 970kW @ 1800rev/min Generators Number: Make: Cummins/Newage Output: 52kW 230/4ooV50Hz per set Gearboxes Make: Relntjes Model: WVS 430/1 Number: Propellers Manufacturer: Promarin Number: Material: Nickel-aluminium-bronze alloy Pitch: Fixed open Diameter: 950mm Bow thrusters Make: Promac Number: Output: approx 60hp Deck Machinery: One Effer hydraulic deck crane 2.6tonnes one capstan/towing winch capacity 1000kg, one fire flghllng monitor 60m'lh one tender RIB with diesel inboard Bridge Electronics Radar: Furuno FR2135 OS Autopilot: Plath Navipilot GMDSS Area A1 VHF (2) + DSC Navtex Communicallons: Inmarsat, GSM, Fax GPS: DPS Furuno GP80 Gyro: litton SR140 Complement Crew: Cabins: 53 • L_=-_-, / I hklw Maladosk 54 I SIG,\IFIC,\ ,\T S\I\LL SUII'S OF 2001 STANDSURE: small fishing catarmaran with large carrying capacity Builder: Vessel name: Workboats Standsure Owner/Operator: Designer: Gemini Mr Marius Anderson Andrew Flag: Craig UK Total number (including Delivery of sister ships completed this ship): date: EMINI \\'orkboats, G already nil February 2001 located on the UK East Coast, delivered only its second newbuilding early in 2001, following delivery of a small catamaran trawler late in 2000 StalldsJlre, a Gemini Gl0 model, designed to operate as a prawn ereeler for a customer in Ullapool, Scotland, is a 9.83m catamaran built for strength and a large carrying capacity The latter is achieved through a large aft working deck area, incorporating vivier tanks aft in each of the hulls and engine spaces amidships with access from the deck The engines, Mermaid Melody II Ford-based diesels, are derated to 72.5bhp and despite this relatively low power Standsllre can easily achieve its Sknor service speed with a 6ronne payload and managed 9.2knots light ship on its delivery voyage Two sets of batteries are fitted, one for engine starting and the other for the equipment, which 56 includes two Jabsco pumps for deck washing and the viviers Ballast tanks are situated in the aft quarters and under the cabin floor, which allow the boat to be balanced when static gear fishing Gemini says it is prepared to deliver boats in various stages of completion, with StalldsJlre being built minus electronics, hydraulics and prawn sorting table, which were ro be fitted by the owner after delivery A basic sailaway vessel is available for JUSt under 07,000 Either forward or aft wheelhouse versions are available, and a number of different engine types can be fitted A lighter, faster version of the G 10, the Fastcat, with lower freeboard and semi-displacement hull form, has been introduced, which the yard sars offers much higher speeds while maintaining a good carrying capacity and sea keeping qualities Desiqn draught: 1.5m Max speed: 9knots Bollard pull: Service speed: Range: 100% MCR @ 3tonnes 8.5knots @ 80% MCR Fuel consumption: 1000nm 40gallons Manufacturer: Mermaid Model: Marine Melody Output: 70bhp @ 2200rev/min Gearboxes Make: PRM 750 Model: Number: Reduction ratio: Willman Universal Material: oa: 9.83m moulded: Gross tonnage Displacement: Light weight: Design 5.2m 19gt deadweight: ' 3:1 Propellers Manufacturer: Breadth, II Number: Number: MAIN PARTICULARS Length, daily Main Engine Bronze Pitch: Fixed open Diameter Bridge 762mm Electronics: 19tonnes Complement 15tonnes Crew 19tonnes Cabins: Fitted by owner after delivery SIC"IFICA"T S'I \LL SHIPS OF 2001 [01 : -r-';:':'::::':'::- D c I I .• j r- - :b , ;i ;t , ,, i -== -.~ Optimism delayed by events Our review of Significant Ships of2000:suggested, when discussing offshore vessels, that 2001 and 2002 would be more productive than 2000 For whatever reason - possibly connected with fears of recession and events in the traditional oil-producing Arab region - it seems that we will have to look to 2002 for the predicted surge particular challenge for the yard as well as a been for established designs rather significant addition to the owner's fleet O rders were placed, but these have than new innovations Our other selection recognises the often- those orders involved considerable adaptation overlooked of the established offshore vessels the crew boat has become a far designs and just as we reported an end-of-year rush of orders, in crew boat sector Like so many more specialised ship than a mere means of particular for the UT-series designs, last year, passenger we can likewise this time crewboat, a format developed mainly in the Rolls-Royce transport The present-day Marine reports that it currently has 71 UT- USA but taken up in other offshore markets, series offshore vessels either on order or under borrows much from fast ferry technology in its construction, the latest orders being six UT712 aluminium and UT722 AHTS ships and three UT755 waterjet propulsion supply ships The company says that although concept it bears little resemblance to its fast construction the UT700 designs were originally developed ferry cousin for the North Sea, as the then-current designs considerable and multi-engined system, but beyond the Most are capable of carrying supplies as well as personnel, had been produced for the shallow, relatively who are accommodated - and entertained - in calm waters of the Gulf of Mexico, its current considerable comfort orderbook includes ships for Brazil, France, For 2002, sights are directed towards the and the USA as well as their customary area of Caspian Sea, which is expected to become an operation even more significant This latest batch is due for oil producer coming years build at the moment which will be handed over shallow water and extreme temperatures - are in 2002 expected to The particular in the 2003/2004 delivery, but there are several in provide conditions - a challenge naval There was little new to report in terms of architects and shipbuilders alike, and result in ship designs delivered in 200 I - or at least that another family of specialised offshore vessels is the impression given by the response of the One is under way at present - a multi-purpose industry to our call for information vessel designed by BMT and built by Ulstein selected 58 Some of two designs We have for inclusion in this (that is to say the Ulsteinvik yard, which review The Bordelon trio reflects Bollinger's remained in the Ulstein family ownership success in this competitive market sector in the rather USA, which for many reasons is so different subsequently Rolls-Royce, ownership, like the than being transferred to Vickers, from the rest of the world Although there is other parts of the original Ulstein empire) little revolutionary about the design of these This ship, if the tight production three ships they are representative necessitated by the September completion date of the US offshore ship building and design sector and, imposed with three ships delivered within a timeframe maintained, of as many Significant Small Ships of 2002 months, they represented a by local conditions schedule can be will be a prime contender for SIGNIFICANT SHIPS OF 200 I KHULOOD: crewboat is the first aluminium boat for Arabian yard Builder: Dubai Orydocks Vessel name: Owner/Operator Designer: Mutawa Marine, UAE Robert Allan Ltd, Canada Flag: United Arab Emirates Total number (including Khu/ood of sister ships already completed this ship): Total number Contract date: Delivery date: nil of sister ships on order: nil February 2000 January 2001 N January 2001, Dubai Drydocks delivered a new aluminium crewboat to Mutawa Marine of Abu Dhabi, for service in the Arabian Gulf offshore oil industry The boat is the first newbuilding in welded aluminium for the yard, and was the first in a proposed new line of 25m-Sam crewboars, capable of up to 30knots service speeds, to be offered to clients worldwide Canadian designer Robert Allan Ltd provided the yard with a complete contract design package and production working drawings, based on the end-user's specific operating requirements The design brief was for a good combination of speed, capacity, manoeuvrability and I seakeeping in a vessel of modest size The boat features a spacious forward wheelhouse with good all-round and overhead visibility, and a large passenger area with comfortable seating for 31 persons Below decks are crew quarters for six, galley, and lavatory facilities The engine room is accessible via large hatches in the aft deck, permitting access for servicing, repair and replacement of engines or other major components The aft deck is strengthened for carrying cargo, with a design capacity of 20toooes The machinery package includes twin high-speed diesel engines, each driving a five-bladed propeller through a reverse-reduction gearbox Two diesel generators are also fitted On sea trails, the Kbidood demonstrated good performance good manoeuvrability at high and low speeds, and a stable and comfortable ride Gross tonnage: 127gt Displacement: 79 8tonnes Light weight: 75.9tonnes Design draught 2.0m Max speed 25knots Service 23 knots @ 92% MCR speed Range: 150nm Class notation: LRS +100 A1 SSC Passenger Manufacturer: KTA 38M2 Number: Output: 1350bhp Number: Make/type: Perkins/Stamford 27 Am Make bp: 23.5m Model: moulded 75kVA, 380V per set Gearboxes oa moulded @ 1900rev/min Generators Length Breadth Cummins Model Length, Depth Mono HSC G3 Main Engines Output MAIN PARTICULARS 100% MCR @ 6.7m 3.2m Reintjes WVS 430-1 Number: Reduction ratio 2.037: Propellers Manufacturer Teignbridge Number: Material: Aluminium bronze Pitch m3 Fixed Diameter: 1066mm open Deck Machinery Electric Bridge anchor windlass Muir Winches VRC 4500 Electronics Radar GPS: JRC JMA2253 Gyro Engine & JMA3254 Garmin GPS 128 TKC GM-21 monitoring/ Fire detection system: Autronica BX 10 Complement Crew: Passengers: 31 04 Cabins: Other: Fire monitor mounted deckhead, on stern of deckhouse driven by a diesel engine rated 90m'/h SIG'IFICA'T SMALL SIIIPS OF 2001 at 60m head 59 KHULOOD 60 SIG'IFICV,T SMALL SIIiPS OF 2001 WES BORDELON: first of three-boat offshore supply utility family Builder: Bollinger Shipyards Inc Vessel name: Wes Bordelon Owner/Operator: Bordelon Marine Designer: Bollinger Shipyards Flag: USA Total number of sister ships already completed (including this ship): Total number of sister ships on order: nil Delivery date June 2001 are given for Wes Bordelon, see text for differences between sister ships vessels are operated by two officers and four crew, and can accommodate a maximum of ten guests Four liquid mud tanks can hold nearly 226,800litres, with other tanks holding 130,OOOlitres of fuel, 1134litres of oil, 1134litres of hydraulic fluids and 62,442litres of fresh water, The aft deck measures 29m x 9.75m and can take up to 390tonnes of cargo The boats will be used for general support duries serving offshore oil and gas platforms as well as oceanographic surveying for the US offshore industry Particulars S yard Bollinger Shipyards of Louisiana, delivered a batch of three supply/utility boats to Bordelon Marine, Lockport, between June and August 2001 All are named after members of the owning family - 117" Bordekm, the first vessel off the production line being followed by T my Bordelon, and BflllI!} Bordelon The 44m vessels are built with an 11m beam and maximum draught of 3.5m, with normal operating draught of 2.5m Propulsion is by two Cummins 38litre diesels, driving four-blade propellers Hydraulic Steering is installed at two pilothouse stations, with a Schorrel thruster forward to assist manoeuvring The main engines also directly drive mud pumps, and are designed to meet latest ThIO emission standards Further environmental friendly equipment includes oil-free bilge systems and dirty oil collection tanks The ships are provided with comfortable accommodation, with comprehensively equipped galleys catering for up to 25 people, large staterooms, air conditioning and higW)' effective soundproofing The U SI(;\II'I(',\\T S~L\I.L SIIII'S OF 2001 MAIN PARTICULARS Length, oa Length, bp: Breadth moulded: Depth moulded: Gross tonnage: Displacement Light weight: Design deadweight: Design draught Max speed: Service speed Range: Fuel consumption: Class notation: Regulations Main Engine Manufacturer Model: 44.35m 41.53m 10.97m 3.51m 454.86 ITC/86 US Regulatory 934.5tonnes 396tonnes 538.5tonnes 2.98m 11.5knots @ 100% MCR 11knots @ 95% MCR 374 7nm 5.36tonnes daily ABS Load line Built to USCG subchapter L Cummins KTA38 MD Number: Output: 750bhp @ 1600rev/min Generators Number: Make/type: Cummins 6CTA8.3G Output: 99kW @ 1800rev/min per set Gearboxes Make: Twin Disc Model: 5301 Number: Reduction ratio 4.96: Propellers Manufacturer: Bollinger Number: Material: Stainless steel Pitch: 1448mm Fixed Diameter 1828mm Open Bow thrusters Make SchoUel ST·110 Number: Output: 270bhp Deck Machinery Anchor winch: Gator Marine Bridge Electronics Radar: x JRC JMA2254 Autopilot Comnav 1001 GPS: Furuno GP-31 Engine monitoring/fire detection system: EMI Complement ~~ Passengers: Cabins: 14 61 WES BORDELON 62 - • ~ Ii Ii !! II IiI: SI(;:\IFIC.\:\T S" \LL SIIII'S OF 2001 ... + p&p UK £5 Eur £8 Ovs £15 SIGNIFICANT SMALL SHIPS 2001 Ref:SSOJ In February 2001, The Royallnstitution of Naval Architects will publish Significant Small Ships of2001, following the success... this January 2002 SIGNIFICANT SHIPS OF 2001 RINA Publications Conference Proceedings & Papers 2001 2000 1999 1998 FAST 2001 -6th International Conference on Fast Sea Transportation Small Craft Safety... always illegal 10 13 14 17 WELCOME TO SIGNIFICANT SMALL SHIPS OF 2001 One thing is certain - 2001 will not go down in history as one of the best years for the smaller tonnage shipbuilding industry