2,800 bhp Twin Screw Ocean Going Towing Tug
AMERICA North (USA-Canada-Mexico)
2,800 bhp Twin Screw Ocean Going Towing Tug
Built: 2003
Class Society and Notation: American Bureau of Shipping
A1, Towing Vessel
Flag: Singapore
Principal Dimensions and Characteristics
Length Over All: 33.70 m 110.6-feet
Length Waterline: 29.60 m 97-feet
Breadth: 10.60 m 35-feet
Depth: 4.96 m 16-feet
Draft: 4.00 m 13-feet
NT (tons): 129 tons
GT (tons): 427 tons
Deadweight: 359 tonnes
Performance
Maximum Speed: 12 knots at 10 MT/24 hrs
Economical Speed: 10 knots at 8 MT/24 hrs
Type of Fuel: Marine Gas Oil
Endurance: About 35 days
Machinery and Propulsion
Main Engine:
Total Power Output @1650 RPM: 1400 BHP (Total: 2800 BHP / 2080 KW)
Make/Model: 2 x Mitsubishi S12R-MPTK
Auxillary Engine: 2 x 80 kW-415V, 3ph, 50 Hz
Propellers: 2 x FPP
Steering Gear System: 1 x Electro-hydraulic
Rudder: 2
Capacities and Dispersant System
Fuel Oil: 338.6 m3 89,450 gal
DW/SWB: 46 m3 12,152 gal
Fresh Water: 66.3 m3 17,515 gal
Freezer/Chiller: 1 m³ 264 gal
Oil Water Separator: 1 x 0.5 m3/ hr
Sewage Treatment Plant: 1 x 25 men
Deck Equipment
Anchor Windlass:
1 x Electro-hydraulic
Anchors & Chain: 2 x Stockless Bowers 660kg each
302.5 m x 22mm dia. U2 studlink chains
Bollard Pull: 29 tons
Towing Winch: 1 x Electro-hydraulic model
Single drum type
Line Pull at 1st lay 30T
Drum Capacity: 650m x 38 mm SW
Fire-Fighting & Anti-Pollution Equipment
CO² System: Engine Room
Fire Fighting Equipment: Fully compliant with SOLAS requirements
Emergency Fire Pump: 1 x 40 m3/hr @35m head
Water Mist System: Engine Room
Life Saving Equipment
Life Rafts: 2 x 25 men SOLAS approved
All other life saving appliances as per SOLAS requirements
Radio & Navigation Equipment
GMDSS (For A1 + A2): 1 x Raytheon
SSB: 1 x Furuno FS-1503
VHF: 1 x I com I C M59
Radar: 2 x Furuno FR 1510
Echo Sounder: 1 x Furuno FE 700
Gyro Compass: 1 x Simrad RGC50
Magnetic Compass: 1x Daiko 150 PK
Speed Log: 1 x Furuno 0737
Auto Pilot: 1 x Simrad AP50
Navtex Receiver: 1 x Nav 5
GPS Navigator: 1 x Furuno GP 80
AI S: 1 x Furuno FA-150
SART: 1 x McMurdo RT9-3
EPI RB: 1 x Mcmurdo 406
Portable VHF (GMDSS): 2 x Mcmurdo R1
I nmarsat C: 1 x Raytheon STR1500 CN