Friday, November 21, 2008

Guangzhou Panyu Lingshan Shipyard completes sea trials of 'Putrajaya Singosari'

China: Guangzhou Panyu Lingshan Shipyard has just completed sea trials on the 40-metre ‘Putrajaya Singosari’.

With an 11.8-metre beam and 4.6-metre moulded depth, the offshore utility support vessel was built to a design by Khiam Chuan Marine of Singapore. Classed by BV and meeting IMO / SOLAS for life saving and firefighting the vessel will be registered in Kota Kinabalu in Sabah Malaysia. Main propulsion comes from a pair of 895kW Cummins KTA38 M2 main engines turning nozzled propellers through Reintjes WAF460 gears. This power gives the vessel a twelve-knot speed and a 28-tonne bollard pull. Steering is an electric over hydraulic. A 200kW three-speed bow thruster provides additional maneuverability. A pair of water and foam monitors provides external fire fighting capabilities while the deck house is fitted with water curtain nozzles. A pair of boomless dispersant spray nozzles is mounted in the bow. The vessel is also fitted with two 215kW generator sets. On the main deck a there is a single drum 20-tonne towing winch. A live roller is fitted into the vessel's transom.
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