
Branddirektor Westphal has 3 fire pumps that can spray approximately 180 meters or to an elevation of approximately 110 meters [Photo: Fassmer]Branddirektor Westphal has 3 fire pumps that can spray approximately 180 meters or to an elevation of approximately 110 meters [Photo: Fassmer]
Following the distribution of what was after that hailed as Europe’s most modern-day fireboat, the Branddirektor Westphal, in 2014 (see earlier tale), the Hamburg Port Authority (HPA) has actually gotten 2 even more firefighting vessels.
While the Branddirektor Westphal was constructed by the Fassmer shipyard in Lower Saxony, both brand-new vessels are unfinished atDamen Shipyards However, similar to the earlier vessel, both brand-new fireboats will certainly be fitted with Schottel thrusters– in this situation, 2 Schottel Rudderpropellers and also oneSchottel Transverse Thruster These will certainly make it possible for optimal maneuveraability in the limited fairway of the Port of Hamburg.
The vessels will certainly be run by Flotte Hamburg, an entirely had subsidiary of the HPA.
Each of the fireboats includes 2 rudderpropellers kind SRP 150 L FP (380 kW each) with a prop size of 1.10 m and also a transverse thruster kind STT 60 FP (100 kW). Each of these is driven by an electrical motor. The rudderpropellers kind SRP 150 are furnished with Schottel’s brand-new extremely effective SDC40 nozzle. This thruster arrangement attains a complimentary running rate of 12 knots.
The 2 brand-new vessels will largely be made use of for battling ship fires in the Port of Hamburg and also for providing fire-fighting water to plants situated at the port.
In enhancement, they will certainly additionally be made use of for various other HPA fleet administration jobs, such as bridge examinations and also product transportations. They will certainly have a water cannon capability of 30,000 litres a min over 110 m and also have lodgings for 16 firemens.
Both fire-fighting watercrafts are to be supplied at the end of 2020 and also will certainly begin solution in the Port of Hamburg in 2021.