Owner/Operator: Vane Brothers, Baltimore, Md.
Builder: St. Johns Ship Building
Designer: Entech Designs, LLC
Dimensions: 100’ x 34’ x 14.5’ x 16’
Mission: Coastal towing on the Atlantic Ocean
Crew size: 5 to 7
Propulsion:
Engines: (2) Caterpillar 3516C Tier 3, 2,100 hp each
Vessel speed: 11.5-12 knots
Propellers: 105-inch Hung Shen workhorse propellers
Range: 21 days
Gearbox: Reintjes WAF 873 reverse reduction gears rated at 7:1
Auxiliary generators: (2) John Deere 4045 Tier 3 backup
Steering system: Jastram Hydraulic
Deck equipment:
Winches: Intercon DD-200 (double drum); main drum, 2,400’ of 2” wire; secondary drum, 1,800’ of 1.75” wire
Cordage: Spectra
Fendering: M&M Bumpers
Navigation gear:
Radar: SIMRAD solid-state HALO Radars interfacing into (5) SIMRAD display monitors in upper and lower pilothouses
Depth sounder: Simrad
Compass: Simrad Gyrocompass, Simrad Satellite Compass, Ritchie YB-500
AIS: Simrad
GPS: Simrad
Plotters: Simrad
Autopilot: Simrad AP70
Weatherfax: Sirius Satellite Weather Receiver
Communications:
Radio: Icom VHF radios
Satellite connection: Portable
Capacities:
Fuel: 80,000 gal.
Water: 9,000 gal.
Lube oil: 550 gal.
Firefighting:
Monitors: Unlimited Control & Supply stand alone fire monitoring system
Onboard fire suppression systems: Kidde fixed CO2 fixed system
