Contents Ship & Boat International 1996

SHIP^BOAT

Issue 96/1 Jan/Feb 1996

INTERNATIONAL

Editor:

Richard White BSC. c.Eng. M R I N A

Assistant Editor: Christina Haindl Editorial A s s i s t a n t : IVlichelle Gleason Advertisement IVIanager: Sheila Smale Advertisement Consultant: John Labdon Advertisement Production: Jenni Wood IVlarketing IVIanager: Leslie Paterson

Contents

News R e v i e w F a s t f e r r y feature 2nd A l u m i n i u m Ship F o r u m report

Bibliotheek Technisctie UniversM? » p l

contracts f o r W T / M D I

Faculteit Werktuigbouwkunde

4 4 r n W § v e m a s t e r cat

takes

passengers/vehicles/freight Hkrnppmes j o i n t venture fast feiTy operation

en Maritieme Techniek

Mekelweg 2

2628 CD Delft

A M D / A s t r a B a y wavepiercer completes trials

I n i t i a l trials go w e l l f o r Stena HSS; SeaContainers order six monohulls; M a r i n t e k n i k cat f o r West Indies

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Tiie second commerciai example ofthe Kvaerner Fjellstrand FailCat, Barca, Is now in service between Hong Kong and Macau. This foil supported aluminium catamaran has gas turbine power (see page 27).

Saint Malo enquiry report

Fast feiTy safety design and the new H i g h Speed C r a f t code; B C Feixies place an order i n Canada;

K - F FoilCats i n service; F E M - A b o i t i z j o i n t venture yard

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Materials

Fire resistance o f composite materials 3 1

Vessels

D u t c h Customs patrol launch Givte Stem M a l a y s i a n fisheries department patrol boat

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Design

A photographic method f o r taking h u l l lines off an existing boat

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44m cat building at Wavemaster for Iran takes passengers'freight In special containers (see page 9).

A traditional workboat marked with stations ready for photography to create anew lines plan (see page 41).

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Issue 96/2 March 1996

BOAT

INTERNATIONAL

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Neptun Group's tractor tug optimised for skeg-first operation (see page 5).

Contents

News R e v i e w T u g s and Towage

Reduction of rislc by using escort tugs: d e f i n i n g the parameter Tonnes Steering P u l l N e w harbour tugs f o r H o n g K o n g Salvage & Towage

D a h l ' s new tractor tug; latest oceaii g o i n g tug f o r Bouchard

Great Lakes tugs ordered; M o r a n convert single screw vessels to Combi-tugs

Innovative Rotor T u g design

5 17 21 23 27 Offshore

US b u i l t fast cargo boat w i l l serve W . A f i i c a n coast; w e l l stimulation vessel '

31

Vessels

H o n g K o n g ' s latest fireboat; new U S passenger/ vehicle f e r r y design

KanesviUe Queen - a traditional gaming boat

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Design

Jubilee Sailing Trust's new sail training ship f o r the disabled

H u m a n powered submersibles - e f f i c i e n t use o f l i m i t e d power

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The iatest HKSTship handling tug reflects 10 The human powered submersibles years of design refinement (seepage 17). competitions give a f^^J^''^''^^^^^^ ^ " intensive design work on efficient vehicles tor

low power input (see page 41).

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issue 96/3 April 1996

INTERNATIONAL

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Ttie prototype ofa new dass of aii-weather lifeboats for the French rescue authority SNSM.

i he craft is based at Ouessant and will be followed by two more, now under construction, which will profit from evaluation of the prototype (see page 5).

Contents

News Review

Patrol, pilot and rescue craft

New class of French all-weather fast lifeboat Waveinaster contract for Vietnam patrol craft; Estonian patrol launch; noise and vibration reduction on U K Humber pilot boats Danish pilots take fast waterjet boat; Harwich pilots requip

9 11

Design/Sail

Savonara, first of the ILC Maxis

Developing a multipurpose velocity prediction program (VPP) for yachts

13 33

Tugs/Offshore

Solstad's powerful AHTS

Keeping inland waterways clear of ice in the Nethedands Good start to year for Canadian designer

Standard tugs for Ghana and Jamaica f r o m Damen 100 tonne pull ice-breaking tug for a Finnish owner

15 19 21 22 24 Fast Ferries

Mois Line semi-SWATH passenger/vehicle ferries at Aalborg

27

Materials A new friction welding for aluminium plates 36

Electronics

Furuno's Voyager integrated bridge system 37

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The multipurpose AHTS built for Solstad by Ulstein Is aimed at tough deep-water offshore assignments (see page 15).

This large semi-SWA TH passenger/vehicle carrier brings Danyardlnto the fast ferry market (see page 27)

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With the arrival of Red Eagle to complement Red Falcon a n d Red Osprey, Red Funnel have completed their£25 million Investment in new tonnage for the Southampton to Isle of

Wight route In the UK (see News, page 3).

SHIP^BOAT

Issue 96/4 May 1996

INTERNATIONAL

Contents

News R e v i e w F a s t F e r r i e s feature

Incat Tasmania - a fast feiTy production l i n e 5

Condor 12; the latest product

M u l t i p l e fast m o n o h u l l order f o r Fincantieri; 13 F B M ' s m o n o h u l l proposal • ••

Westamarin's newbuildings f o r Steria 17 Schelde enter the large passenger/vehicle fast feiTy market; 19

Clipper N a v i g a t i o n conversion to G T

Gas turbine power f r o m A B B - S t a l f o r Stena vessels 23 MJP waterj et developments; a l u m i n i u m f r a m e d h i g h 27 p o w e r reduction gears; C O D A G proposals for Corsaire.

Renk's contracts

Design Vessels

A systematic approach to f o c u s i n g on travel quahty i n the design o f fast passenger vehicles

33

Fast supply boat, glass b o t t o m sightseeing vessel and ramped f e i r y f r o m P i r i o u

41

Materials

Report on the R I N A L i g h t w e i g h t Materials Conference 44

H i g h performance caihon f i b r e mat 50

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The 81 metre waveplercerCondor 12 is the latest fast ferry to come from Incat In Hobart, Tasmania (seepage 5).

The lightweight industrial ABB-Stal GT35 gas turbines which are to power Stena's smaller HSS ferries (see page 23).

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Issue 96/5 June 1996

INTERNATIONAL

Editor:

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Charlevoix fe an ice-strengtlienedsteeipilot launch based at Les Escoumins In Quebec, Canada (seepage 5).

CdJimteeits

News R e v i e w W o i k b o a t feature

Ice-strengthened p i l o t launch to serve the St Lawrence S SeaTruck trimaran longliner; D u b l i n ' s Aqua-Star p i l o t 7 boat Dodder

Steel patrol craft built i n France f o r W A f r i c a ; o i l 9 b o o m mini-tugs

Swedish B o a r d o f Navigation's f l e e t addition; f i s h i n g 1 1 boats and workboats f r o m C o r n w a l l ; whale watchers' launch

and Tristan da Cunha fisheries patrol c r a f t ; fast c r a y f i s h boat d o w n under

Trimarans - some cuiTent vessels md thoughts f o r the 17 f u t u r e

7 9 m and 8 2 m catamaran passenger/vehicle ferries f r o m 23 A u s t a l Ships head f o r the N o r t h e r n Hemisphere

Design F a s t F e r r i e s Vessels

Design contract f o r U S university research vessel; SubSea 33 O f f s h o r e ' s multi-puipose R O V and survey support vessel

Booli reviews

M e d i e v a l ships; osmosis and GRP boat construction; sailing 35 aero-hydrodynamics

Propulsion _{Perkins developments; Caterpillars o l d and new; new 9 litre 37}

Scania engine; Geislinger composite propeller shafts; LoRez couphngs

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RIB fishery patrol and sen/Ice boat for Tristan da Cunha by Halmatic (see page 13).

Largest catamaran to date from Ferries Australia is Dolphin (see page 23).

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Issue 96/6 July/August 1996

INTERNATIONAL

Editor:

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Photograph by Harry Simons BSc.

Front Cover

Bentley is one ofa duo of Dutcli-buiit azimuttiing stern drive tugs in operation for Howard Smith at the UK port ofFeiixstowe (seepages).

Comtmts

News Review

T u g s / T o wage/Offsliore feature

Fleet renewal f o r H o w a r d S m i t h i n English ports 5

A n c h o r handling i n deeper waters 13 Design trends i n anchor handling tug/supply vessels 17

( A H T S )

Tystie - S u l l o m V o e ' s latest tug 19

A n Australian a l u m i n i u m tug 2 1 BP construct a large terminal tug 27 Demand f o r escort tug and escort tug capability 29

P a t r o l c r a f t

A patrol craft f o r the N o r w e g i a n coastguard service

F a s t ferries

T w o M j e l l e m & Karlsen b u i l t monohulls f i n d new operators

Schelde Group enter the fast passenger/vehicle f e r r y market

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An unusual harbour tug for Esperance built of aluminium In Western Australia (see page 21).

The coast guard vesse/Alesund will patrol Norway's southern economic zone guarding fisheries and offshore Interests (see page 35). SHIP & BOAT INTERNATIONAL (established in

1947) is published ten times a year by RINA Ltd. The Royal Institution of Naval Architects (Registered Charity No. 211161) is not as a body responsible for opinions expressed in Ship & Boat international. © 1996: The Royal Institution of Naval Architects. This publication is copyright under the Berne Convention and the International Copyright Convention. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted without the prior permission ot the copyright owners. Permission Is not however,

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Ttie Eurodyn gas turbine starts a new marine trials programme In

November. Pre-production engines come In 1997 (see page 15).

SHIF^BOAT

Issue 96/7 September 1996

INTERNATIONAL

C®initeiiit§

News R e v i e w Propulsion feature

F a s t ferries H o v e r c r a f t

M a K ' s new M 2 5 m e d i u m speed diesel 5 Orbital combustion technology enters the outboard motor 7

T w o new engine ranges f r o m M T U 11 D e t r o i t Diesel; Seajet cat uses splitter gearboxes; 13

Centa developments; Caterpillar/Bazan uprated 3600 series; Update on Eurodyn; M e r m a i d ' s M a n t a ll; M o r a n go f o r more combitug conversions; M o d u l a t i n g clutches f o r Z F boxes; Independent steering

Bazan AsMnchAlhambi-a, a 126m m o n o h u l l w i t h six engines 19

Canadian Coastguard go f o r a m o d i f i e d A P I - 8 8 f o r buoytending and general duties

G r i f f o n airport crash tenders

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Vessels Submarines

S W A T H transfer boats f o r U K M O D ; San A n t o n i o water 3 1 taxis; U K fisheries patrol craft w i t h daughter boat

B r i s t o l ' s displacement p i l o t launch 35

Chinese tourist submarines

H u m a n powered submersibles • part I I

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F S M are building two SWATH transfer boats for the UK Ministry of Defence to use at Plymouth (see page 31).

fvlaKhave extended their range with a 250 x 400mm medium speed engine, ihe M25 (see page 5).

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Issue 96/8 October1996

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Contents

Front Cover

Series production lias now startedat Textron Manne on ttie 4711 Motor Lifeboats for the United States Coast Guard (see page 13).

News R e v i e w Propulsion feature

T w o fast liveaboard lifeboats - the Reidar von Koss class 5

S A R c r a f t - are they value f o r money? 9 US Coast Guard lifeboats i n f u l l production 13 S e l f - r i g h t i n g daughter boats f o r the offshore sector 19

M i s s i l e battery transporters f o r N o r w a y ; 23 Surveillance c r a f t f o r K u w a i t

F i n n i s h S A R and Guard R I B s ; Water j e t p i l o t launch 25 f o r Sweden

R a p i d safety/GP boat f o r frigate 28 Kootenai fireboat; Personnel carrier; Oilrec craft; 3 1

A i r p o r t l i f e r a f t carrier; Australian k i t boats; Fast F i n n i s h workboat; Ice cream transporter

W i n g in G r o u n d E f f e c t

Australian W I G prototype and f u t u r e proposals

Tugs/Salvage

ITS 96 Seattle report: The role o f standby tugs Tractor tug Lyndlmrst i n service

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Two of these fast cruising lifeboats ha ve been built for operation on the Norwegian coast (see page 5).

The V/S tractor tug Lyndhurst Is now In sen/Ice In Southampton with Howard Smith (UK) Ltd (see page 47).

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Felix, tlie iatest 82 metre catamaran buiit by Austal Ships, with the replica Endeavour a/so built in Western Australia. Both are now on their way to Europe, one faster than Itie other (see page 23).

Contents

News R e v i e w F a s t F e r r y feature

M o i s L i n e Seajet i n service i n Denmark 5 G r o w i n g interest i n fast f r e i g h t transport 13 Wavepiercer to replace car ferries and f o i l s on E n g l i s h 15

Channel route • '•

Portuguese options c o n f i r m e d and RiverBuses r e f i t t e d 17

Proposals f o r a 40knot fast freighter 2 1

Felix the cat to h n k S weden and Denmark 23

I m p r o v e d Channel business 23 T r a i n i n g i n a l u m i n i u m f a b i i c a t i o n 25 Problems w i t h fast f e r r y navigation - and some 26

instruments to help solve them

Pax summer - f r e i g h t winter: a proposal f o r an adaptable 33 fast m o n o h u l l

N e w L R rules f o r h i g h speed l i g h t craft 35 Prototype cat feiTy for Indonesia: Water taxis o n Sydney harbour

Order and deliveries at Fjellstrand: M F seats revised 39

L i g h t w e i g h t f i r e protection system licensed 43

Propulsion

M T U and D e t r o i t Diesel launch t w o new engine ranges 45

A n o v e l directable propulsion system 5 1 8 M W o f packaged gas turbine power f r o m R o l l s Royce/ 56

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Issue 96/10 December 1996

INTERNATIONAL

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Graemsay carries passengers, goods and livestock in Scotland's Orkney Islands (see page 24).

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News R e v i e w

2 Design

Cabot's Matthew: naval architecture 500 years ago ₅

Coastal/Sliort Sea

U K - b u i l t coastal tanker Jaynee W ₁₃

Propulsion

Schottel - 75 years o l d and s d l l innovating ₁₅

Book reviews

N o r w e g i a n lifeboats. Yacht sailing performance ₁₉

Vessels

Oceanfast steel f e r r y : K i t - b u i l t L o n d o n r i v e r boat: Customs and p i l o t launches f r o m H a l m a t i c : Polish patrol c r a f t designs: Graemsay f e r r y : R C M P patrol catamaran: Shallow water m o n o h u l l fast f e r r y

21 T u g s

Escort tug performance comparisons ₂₈

M a t e r i a l s

H i g h performance epoxy resins: Cutting lubricant f o r a l u m i n i u m : L i g h t w e i g h t interior panels: A n t i f o u l i n g f o r a l u m i n i u m hulls

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