2432 hp twin Screw Towing Tug
AMERICA North (USA-Canada-Mexico)
2432 hp twin Screw Towing Tug
Built: 1982
Hull Material: steel
Flag: Norway
Class: DNV +1A TUG
Principal Dimensions and Characteristics
Length Over All: 28.48 m 93.4-ft
Breadth: 8.80 m 28.9-ft
Depth: 4.25 m 14-ft
NT/GT: 72/241 79/266 tons
Bollard Pull: 32 tonnes / 4 tons in all directions
Machinery and Propulsion
Make/Model: 2 x Caterpillar D 399 PCTA
Total Power: 1813.5 kW 2432 hp
Propulsion: Twin Screw
Bow Thruster: retractable 360 degrees Holland Roer type HRP-330-50
Auxillary Engines 2 by type Caterpillar 3304, each MDC 111 MHP
Capacity
Bunkers: 81 tonnes 89 tons
Fresh Water: 35 tonnes 38.6 tons
Water Ballast: 35 tonnes 38.6 tons
Foam Tank: 5.2 tonnes 5.7 tons
Towing and Salvage Equipment
Towing winch type Hydrakraft 88-20t. with main towwire of 750 meters, and sparewire of 350 meters on same drum.
Portable pumps with various capacities
Oxy-acetylene burning torch, cutting and welding.
Sundry steel wires, shackles, pendant and polypropylene lines.
Capstan afterdeck type Steen, capacity 30-75 kn
Fire Fighting Equipment
1 by engine Caterpillar 3306 PC-TA at 198 HP. 1 by firepump type Nijuis NC1-150/250 at capacity 288 m3/hr at a head 10,5 bar 1 by Foampump type Edur with capacity 14 m3/hr at a head 12 bar 2 by pipe type manually operated monitors with water capacity of 2400 ltrs./min at 8 bar, or 288 m3/hr Complete fireman equipment. Mob. boat type Akva
Nautical Equipment
Autopilot type Anschutz Digital Pilotstar "D"
SSB radio type Furuno SSB FS-1562/15
VHF Furuno FM-8500 with DSC. ch. 70 duty. Sailor tipe RT 144c.
Weather fax Furuno Fax-208A MK2
Navtex Furuno OP08-2
Electronic charts type Maxsea and GPS DGPS Furuno GP-80
Echo Sounder type Radio Holland E1 4242
Deck Crane: Palfinger Sea Crane 13.4m/720 kg