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82-ft. SOC Craft Launched United States Marine launched the first of two MKV Special Operations Craft awarded by the Naval Sea Systems Command, (NAVSEA). The first craft will undergo dock and sea trials leading to a July delivery. The second MKV is to be launched and completed in August 2009 and delivered later to NAVSEA in September. The design is owned jointly by USMI and VT Halter and is part of an original contract awarded in 1990's for USSOCOM. These two craft will eventually be used by the Bahrain Navy through a Foreign Military Sales (FMS) program. The MKV SOC has an overall length of 82 ft. (24.9m) with a beam of 17.5 ft. (5.3m). Its draft is 5 ft. (1.5m) and has a displacement of approximately 57 tons. The propulsion of the MKV SOC is from two MTU 12V396TE94 engines driving Rolls Royce 50SII Waterjets, providing a cruise speed of 25 - 35 knots and a maximum speed of 45 plus knots. Built of aluminum, the MKV SOC accommodations provide seating for five crew and up to 16 passengers, all in shock mitigating seats. The boat will carry tactical radio, Navigation, Communications and Ship Control in an Integrated Console. There is a stern ramp for rapid deployment and recovery of AVON F470 boats. www.usmi.com
Nordic Seaarland Names New Carriers
Nordic Seaarland Tankers BV has named two new 37,500 dwt product/chemical tankers building at Korea's Hyundai Mipo yard. MT Nordic Agnetha was delivered on May 8, 2009, while MT Amy will be delivered in July. Both vessels will be managed by Netherlands-based Seaarland Shipping Management, and will be entered into the Handytankers pool. The two vessels bring the fleet of the Nordic Seaarland joint venture to five modern product/chemical carriers.
Tidewater Continues to Built Diesel-Electric
Having met success with five dieselelectric platform supply vessels (PSVs) built at Singapore's Yantai Raffles Shipyard, Tidewater is having additional vessels built in China. Currently the firm has 12 Cummins-powered dieselelectric vessels on order at the Fujian Mawei Shipbuilding yard. An additional a four-boat order is being completed at the Shejiang Shipbuilding Company yard near Ningbo China. The first of the vessels, the Desoto Tide was delivered in January 2009 with the second, the Gubert Tide receiving extra outfitting at Tidewater's Hong Kong facility in late April. The third vessel, the Couper Tide was alongside at the Ningbo shipyard being completed for delivery at the end of May. A fourth vessel the Wise Tide was also under construction. All four of these vessels are designed by Seattle's Guido Perla and carry the designation GPA670 MKIII to indicate the 73.2-m length. The Mark III in the identifier indicates a particular set of options and outfittings that differ from other GPA670s, but the propulsion
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package remains the same. Set on the main deck level to leave virtually the full 16.5-m wide hull available for cargo, the main engines include three Cummins QSK60 powered 1,825 kW (2,501 hp) generators. These provide electrical power to the two 2000 hp electric motors that power a pair of aftmounted azimuthing drives set along side a fixed centerline propeller. A pair of tunnel bow thrusters with controllable pitch propellers gives the boat a DP2 rating.
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