Liam J. McCall specifications

Owner/Operator: SEACOR Marine, Houma, La.
Designer/Builder: Incat Crowther, Lafayette, La./Gulf Craft LLC, Franklin, La.
Dimensions: L: 194’ B: 32’ D: 15’
Mission: Gulf of Mexico fast supply vessel
Crew size: Up to 16

Hull: Aluminum monohull

Performance:

  • Maximum speed: 38 knots
  • Service speed: 25 knots (250 tons cargo)

Propulsion:

  • (5) Cummins QSK60 Tier 3 diesel engines each producing 2,680 hp at 1,900 rpm for 13,400 hp total
  • (5) HamiltonJet HT810 waterjets
  • Twin Disc MGX-61500SC gears, 2.56:1 reduction ratio
  • (3) Thrustmaster 200-hp tunnel thrusters
  • (3) Cummins QSM11 Tier 3 290-kW gensets

Capacities:

  • Fuel: 62,700 gallons
  • Potable water: 5,600 gallons
  • Main engine lube oil: 650 gallons
  • Graywater: 500 gallons
  • Waterjet lube oil: 500 gallons
  • Sewage: 500 gallons
  • Bilge oil: 550 gallons
  • Gear oil: 175 gallons

Navigation/communications:

  • (2) Furuno FAR-2127 radars
  • Furuno RD-33 depth recorder
  • HamiltonJet engine gear controls
  • HamiltonJet steering controls
  • McMurdo Smartfind G5 406-MHz GPS EPIRB
  • Furuno GP-32 GPS
  • Rose Point Coastal Explorer nav software
  • Furuno RC1815 GMDSS RC-1815
  • Furuno FS-1570 GMDSS radio with DSC receiver
  • ComNav 2001 autopilot
  • Furuno LH-3000 loud hailer
  • Vingtor-Stentofon public address system
  • Kongsberg K-Pos DPS-2 dynamic positioning system
  • Furuno NX-700 Navtex
  • Furuno FA-150 AIS
  • Furuno BR-500 BNWAS
  • Furuno FELCOM18 Inmarsat-C mobile earth station
  • (2) Furuno FM-8900S VHF radiotelephones

Deck equipment:

  • Coastal anchor winch with 1,000 feet of 1-inch cable

Firefighting:

  • (2) FFS remote-control monitors, 5,300 gpm each, one with foam
  • (2) FFS fire pumps
  • Novec 1230 fire suppression system

Additional equipment:

  • Sea Recovery Aqua Matic 1800 watermaker
  • Palfinger Ned-Deck RSQ 450 A SOLAS rescue boat
  • Palfinger Ned-Deck SCH 12 SOLAS davit
  • (5) 25-person inflatable life rafts
  • (3) Carlisle & Finch searchlights
  • Technicold chilled water air-conditioning units
  • Passenger seats: Sterling’s Upholstery & Fabrication of New Iberia, La.

Accommodations:

  • Crew: Seven cabins, 16 berths, two heads with three showers
  • Passenger area: 58 business-class seats with three heads
  • Galley with seating for 10

Classifications:

  • U.S. Coast Guard Subchapter T/L, Oceans, ABS +A1 HSC Crewboat, +AMS, +DPS-2, FiFi-1
By Professional Mariner Staff