Owner/operator: Vessel Chartering LLC/Foss Maritime
Builder: JT Marine
Designer: Jensen Maritime Consultants/Vessel Chartering LLC
Dimensions: 110’ x 40’ x 18’
Mission: Ocean towing, ship assist, salvage towing
Crew size: 4-5 escort, up to 10 ocean towing in five cabins
Delivery: June 2017
Propulsion
- Engines: (2) Cat 3516E Tier 4 mains each producing 3,386 at 1,800 rpm
- Bollard pull: 95 tons
- Vessel speed: 13-14 knots
- Z-drives: Rolls-Royce US 255 FP z-drives, Centa carbon-fiber shafting and nibral props
- Auxiliary generators: (2) Caterpillar C7.1 producing 150 kW; (1) Caterpillar C4.4 producing 65 kW
Deck equipment
- Winches: Markey DEPCF-52 electric hawser winch on the bow; Rapp double-drum electric towing winch on the stern
- Cordage: 450’ of Cortland 3” Plasma 12×12 rope and 12×12 LoCo pendant on the bow; 2,500’ of 2.5” wire on the stern
- Fendering: Schuyler Cos.; double Shibata bow fenders; (2) rows M-rubber and D-rubber along shear plus an additional row of D-rubber
Navigation gear
- Radar: (2) Furuno Electronic chart display: Furuno
- Compass: Furuno satellite compass and Simrad gyro compass
- AIS: Furuno
- Autopilot: Simrad
Communications
- Radio: Icom
- Satellite connection: Thrane & Thrane
Capacities
- Fuel: 123,000 gallons
- Water: 6,530 gallons plus watermakers
- Urea: 5,116 gallons
Classification
- ABS Class & Load Line, Maltese Cross A1, Towing Vessel, Escort Notation
