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原文传递 Blount Boats delivers buoy tender/icebreaker to Maryland

题名：	Blount Boats delivers buoy tender/icebreaker to Maryland
正文语种：	eng
作者：	Ken Hocke
摘要：	Blount Boats Inc., Warren, R.I., delivered the steel-hulled 94′×27′×10′ buoy tender/icebreaker Eddie Somers in May to the Maryland Department of Natural Resources. The boat, designed by BMT Designers & Planners Inc., Arlington, Va., has a 4'6" draft and a 157-LT displacement. The boat will serve as the primary icebreaking asset for Crisfield Harbor and Smith Island, in addition to placing buoys and performing additional functions. "As with the (J. Millard) Tawes, the Somers will also be a lifeline to Smith Island when the waters surrounding it freeze over, with the boat clearing a path for supply and shuttle boats," said Julie Blount, the shipyard's executive vice president. "By cooperative agreement with Virginia through the U.S. Coast Guard, the Somers will also provide the service to Tangier Island in Virginia when requested. During heavy ice seasons, all food, fuel, medicine, and emergency transport going to and from the islands are supplied by the vessel." Main propulsion comes from twin Cummins QSK19, Tier 3 diesel engines, producing 750 hp at 1,800 rpm, supplied by Cummins Northeast. The mains hook up with Michigan Wheel 42″×27″, 5-bladed nibral props through Twin Disc MGX-5202SC marine gears with 2.48:1 reduction ratios. The propellers come from New England Propeller and the gears from North Atlantic Power Products. The propulsion package gives the new boat a running speed of 10 knots (loaded) at 1,650 rpm and a top speed of 12 knots. Ship's service power is the responsibility of two Cummins Onan gensets, producing 55 kW of electrical power each. The steering system is a Jastrom B2-76-400-1-35 and the controls are Twin Disc EC300s (three stations).
出版年：	2022
期刊名称：	Work Boat
卷：	79
期：	9
页码：	22-22