Contents Ship & Boat International 1995

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Issue 95/1 Jan/Feb1995

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The first FBM Tricat gas turbine catamaran on sea trials before shipment to Hong Kong (see page 33).

News Review

Letters to the Editor

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High Speed Ferries feature

Prospects for the fast freight ferry concept

Fast designs from A M D ; Ruston engines for Super Seacat; Korean-built foil catamai:an; Daewoo's new 40m passenger feixy; monohull developments at Dutch yard; Austal's gas turbine powered craft for China; Incat-designed sport dive boat offers improved ride; the next generation of the Mestral monohull; new contract activity at Marintelcnik; IRIS - an unusual passenger/freight configm'ation

FBM's first Tricat; Wavemaster's continuing seiies of long, fast monohulls; improved performance from Lock Crowther's 30-knot design; SEMO's SES deliveiies continue

Coastal cats from Rosendal

SES and hovercraft roundup - the effect of SES designs; developments at BHC, Griffon and ABS in the UK, news from the Netherlands, Russia and Australia

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Fire Safety

Ceepree - an effective new material for fire protection

Propulsion

Waif sila and Cummins partnership - producing a new

generation of heavy duty high speed engines 49 Sliip & Boat International welcomes letters from readers for publication. Material should be marked 'for publication' and typed in double spacing on A4 paper. Neither the Editor nor the Publishers necessarily endorse views expressed in published letters. The Editor welcomes proposals for articles from readers. Please contact the editorial office by letter, fax or phone.

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Hayabusa, the AMD 1500Mk2 wavepiercing

catamaran, built by Kawasaki (see page 17).

Ideas for fast freight vessels, from Finland (above) and Australia (below) (see page 7).

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Issue 95/2 March 1995

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lichard White BSC. c.Eng. IVIRINA issistant Editor: Ihristina Haindl ,dvertisement IVlanager: heila Smale dvertisement Consultant: ohn Labdon .dvertisement Production: lebbi Bonner Marketing: ^laire Dixon

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^^'-f.°patrol vessel, based on Vosper 'ith iV^''^ ^'•'ropatrol250 Mk1 design, and

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;°l^cTayMarine forthe GreekCustoms "ority. For full background see page 33.

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News Review

Letters to the Editor

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Rescue, Surveillance and Patrol

An in-depth sktdy of pilot launches in the UK; extracts from a paper presented at RINA conference on Surveillance, Pilot and Rescue Craft for the 21st century (including comprehensive register of U K pilot boats)

New additions to Danish pilot fleet

Safety 2000 - an unusual and versatile design concept from Germany

Storebro ambulance boats for Swedish Defence Tough French lifeboat takes shape; specialised class of patrol vessel underway in Australia Vector's rescue RIB in operation

Worldwide review of coastguards Patrol craftfor Greek customs duties Nelson 44 - a winning design

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Tourist submersible on Hawaiian dives; Trinity's

Flamingo Casino goes into operation

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Propulsion Roundup

Cummins K38 uprated; latest developments for Genesis; Navistar's redesigned direct injection V8; new diesels from Volvo

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Scapa Pioneer, an example of a high

specification UK pilot boat in service (see page 5).

Vector Marine's 9m special rescue RIB is now serving Swedish Sea Rescue Society (see page 29).

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Issue 95/3 April 1995

INTERNATIONAL

Pront C o v e r

JJ^e second AHTS delivered to SURF in France °y Halter Marine in the US (see page 15).

News Review Towage and Salvage

Hong Kong Salvage & Towage Co - activities in Hong Kong

Bisso order tugs: Tractor Marine.contract with Marco for 4000hp tug: Belgian salvor expands: Howard Smith increase UK fleet: US-built AHTS for SURF:

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Coastal, Short Sea, Inland

River Sea ship developments in China r-, 17

Dutch container feeder ship ₂₉

Stern landing vessels - an Australian solution 31

Pump-Jet bow thrusters in Japan 35

Rescue

Interiiational Lifeboat Conference repoit ₃₅

Yachting

Sinking of oneAiistralia 39

Pilot and Patrol Vessels

Pilot boats for Germany 43

Low profile interceptor from SCC 45

Towards a faster pilot launch 47

Striker variety ₄₉

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One of Hong Kong Salvage & Towage Go's busy fleet of tugs (see page 5).

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China's extensive river system is stimulating shallow draught ship design (seepage 17).

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"juan Patricio is tiie first K55 catamaran from 'neat's Tasmanian yard, the design being a

J>-operation between Incat Australia and ^<ivanced Multi-Hull Designs. The 70m long ^sssel can carry436passengers and 56 cars at "fS knots.

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Issue 95/4 May 1995

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News Review

Letter to the Editor

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Fast Ferries

A technical analysis of the Stena HSS In-service report on the SWATH Patria

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15 Australian monohulls for the Me'diterranean;

final vessel in Langkawi series; passenger/vehicle cat for Greece; feiTy and equipment orders; first of three for Discovery Bay; Awaji Island link At the gallop - fast ferries of the 1830s Hovermarine's latest HM221

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Passenger vessels

Carolina link; private Gulf car feiTy;

third for Red Funnel; sternwheeler f o r Michigan lake.

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Book reviews

Yacht design; inflatable boats 43

Design

Wing i n ground effect craft - fast feiTies

of the future or regulatory nightmare? 45 Propulsion

Upgrading for M T U l 163 series diesels 49 Ship & Boat International welcomes letters from readers for publication. Material should be marked 'for publication' and typed in double spacing on A4 paper. Neither the Editor nor the Pubhshers necessarily endorse views expressed in published letters. The Editor welcomes proposals for articles from readers. Please contact the editorial office by letter, fax or phone.

Stena's first HSS fast ferry will stad operating on an Irish Sea route later this year

(see page 6).

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These tOknot horse drawn canal boats were the advanced passenger transport of the 1830s (see page 29):

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Seismic streamer maintenance catamaran from Advanced Boat Construction Ltd. (seepage 11).

lssue95/5 June 1995

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News Review 2

Vessels

ShaUow draught icebreaker Röthelstein 5 using Azipod electric propulsion

Workboats feature

Speedy catamai'an workboat fóf'seismic 11 cable maintenance

Fast fisherman with air-lubricated stepped hull Traktakat response vessels for S. Korea; RTK Sea Truck to the Falklands; latest Cyfish 33;

15 19 mussel barge; Oregon oil reponse from Kvichak

Tugs _u..

50 tonne bp tug for Seattle; major Howard Smith U K tug order; Portgarth, Cory's newest

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Yachts

Australian designs challenge IMS thinking 27

Ferries

M & K fast monohull for Denmark completed; Gentry fast freight proposals

Caledonia MacBrayne take deUvery of

one ship from Ferguson, and order one from McTay

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Patrol

A multi-role patrol boat proposal 37

Design

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Röthelstein, a shallow draught diesel-electric

icebreaker with podded propulsion thrusters (see page 5).

A large Ekranoplan from former Soviet Union (see page 39).

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A group of 45m support vessels under construction for Abu Dhabi Petroleum Ports Operating Co at Damen Shipyards in Gorinchem, Netherlands.

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News Review Propulsion feature

Offshore

Cateipillar introduce a 3500 ' B ' series diesel

ABB-Stal industrial gas turbines for fast fen-y propulsion Gas engines for ferries; thruster developments;

progress with the Caterpillar 3600; more power from Ruston RK series; gas turbine packages for Danish fast ferries; composite shafts gain approval; KaMeWa acquire Aquamaster Rauma

New designs of offshore support vessel from Ulstein, and multiple orders

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Latest Swedish pilot launches from Boghammer; Shngsby hidian commuter hovercraft; tug and survey launch for FLA; Krupp Fördertechnik cutter suction dredger

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Electronics

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Progress with integrated ship's bridges

Technology behind the America's Cup boats

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Wing in ground effect craft - the operational quahties of ram wings

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GT35 industrial gas turbine selected for the Stena HSS900 fast ferries (see page 9).

Boghammer aluminium launch In service with Swedish pilots (see page 25).

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Bibliotheek Technische Universiteit

Constructor - & major conversion from an old PLA tug

Faculteit Werktuigbouwkunde

Eritrea tug built in the Netherlands

Advertïsëtiient Production:

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Red Funnel's escort tugRedbridge Jenni Wood N/ioU-plwPfi ? Ruston land tug engine orders. .-.

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Leslie Paterson 2628 U B I U Perceived weaknesses in the Salvage Convention _Hvide's thruster tractor tugjor Florida escort duties

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fugs belonging to Ibaizabal Tug Company and built byAstilleros Zamacona go under the Puente Colgante bridge over the river Nen/ion at Bilbao.

Patrol craft

Vessel design based on a systems approach

New vessels

Lifesaving craft from Germany; improved liferaft construction; workboat range; ahport emergency boats for Hong Kong; Virgin Islands ferry; US Navy Caribbean patrol boat order; Dutch inland chemical tanker;

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Design

Using a wind tunnel for sail and rig development Active structures - the way ahead for high performance hull design?

29 35 Sailing vessels

A cargo caiTying sail training vessel for bad boys; software for the America's Cup

38 Propulsion

Gardner introduce the 20Php Premier range of diesels 41

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Hvlde Marine's new azimuth thruster tractor tug (see page 17).

There is growing interest in using wind tunnels for sail and rig development (see page 29).

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Two new fast patrol craft, Bradan Beatha and

Lough Bradan, built by Aqua-Star Workboats

Ltd for Irish fisheries authorities (see page

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News Review 2

Workboats feature

Longer is better? - does an increase in

length give an all round operational improvement to a patrol boat?

KNRM's RIBs prove themselves

Norwegian Coast Guard boats.fipm UFAS: fast

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11 15 craft for Irish fisheries patrol: B anièr Reef

sport dive boat: recovery boats for US Navy: alloy workboats from Australia: Steel-Kit liaisons. Finnish Lifeboat Society orders RIB: Petropavlovsk fishing boats: Nova Scotia fisherman: Halinatic order

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Tugs

Boss - Röda Bolaget reverse tractor tug: Gyrfalcon - thruster tug for Alaska

27 Propulsion

Mounting of large water jets, forces involved, and coirosion

News of small diesel engines: Volvo, Mermaid, Deutz, Perkins

31 43 Design

Wing in ground effect craft - control solutions and potential market

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Waterjet load components and magnitudes of thrust in three conditions (see page 31).

Flarecraft L-325 Lippisch layout 5-seat water taxi (see page 53).

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Tile Transtejo 45m commuter catamarans now in sen/ice in Portugal bring together several development themes from FBM Marine (see page 5).

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A Norwegian catamaran crew/supply boat for west Africa (see page 27).

The Wartsila 26 is a compact 260mm bore medium speed diesel to be built in the Netherlands (see page 49).

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Front Cover

Ttie Virginia Department of Transportation ferry Pocahontas was built by Moss Point Marine and uses Voith Schneider propellers (see page 39).

News Review

Patrol and service craft

The Norwegian Navy's patrol boat construction Design for fisheries protection

Two classes of US Coast Guard buoy tender

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Computer aided design and production

Application of CADCAM to fa'stTeiiy production Update on software: PropCad, Seastar, ShipFlow,

TT Designs, PAFEC, Blue Peter

19 27

Materials

Use of urethane acrylate resins in joining of composite structures

CIBA/Hexcel alliance; three-dimensional-glass reinforcement; Dyneema armour for inland tanker; tougher Divinycell for sandwiches

29 31

Electronics

Is GMDSS a dinosaur? - Part I I 33

Equipment

Compact diesel fired boat heater 35

Vessels

Unusual cutter dredger for Sri Lanka

Erasmus, a long distance European river

cruiser; Pocahontas, Virginia feiTy 90 not out - history of Dockstavarvet hish RIB; Cygnus update

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A group of these fast SES will strengthen Norway's coastal defences (see page 5).

CAD fairing of TriCat fast ferry hull (seepage 19).

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