Watchapreague
Morgan City, La., based Conrad Shipyard has actually supplied the 3rd in a collection of the same Articulated Tug Barge devices, developed by Greg Castleman of Castleman Maritime, to the Vane Brothers Company, Baltimore, Md.
This 3rd ATB device makes up the pull Wachapreague as well as barge Double Skin 803.
The 110-foot Wachapreague, called for a city on the Eastern Shore of Virginia, has a breadth of 38 feet as well as a style draft of 15 feet 4 in. She has holiday accommodations for a team of 10 as well as is powered by 2 Tier III certified, 2,200 hp Cummins QSK-60M diesel motor transforming 2 Hung Shen, 102-in by 79-in 4 bladed, set pitch, bronze props through Reintjes WAF 873 7.087:1 proportion decrease equipments.
Electrical solution is given by 2 125 kW Cummins generator collections, driven by Cummins QSB7-DM diesels, plus a 65 kW emergency situation generator.
The pull’s towing tools contains 2 Coastal Marine Equipment C-83 capstans: a 40 hp device placed on the bow as well as a 20 hp device placed on the strict. A 2,500 extra pound Thern deck crane is placed aft.
The pull as well as barge are connected by a Beacon-Finland JAK 700 coupler system.
Double Skin 803 has a general size of 403 feet, beam of light of 74 feet as well as total deepness of 32 feet. The barge is outfitted with bow thrusters as well as thermal heating systems for its freight of asphalt.
“It is always rewarding to deliver new vessels to a repeat customer like Vane,” stated Conrad Shipyard Chairman as well as Chief Executive Officer,Johnny Conrad “The Vane team is great to work with, and this ATB is representative of the quality, craftsmanship, integrity and service consistently delivered by our extraordinary shipbuilding team. We appreciate Vane Brothers’ continued confidence in Conrad Shipyard.”
