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原文传递 Gladding-Hearn delivers 73' pilot boat to Texas

题名：	Gladding-Hearn delivers 73' pilot boat to Texas
正文语种：	eng
摘要：	Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding, Duclos Corp., Somerset, Mass., has delivered a fourth pilot boat to the Galveston-Texas City Pilots in Galveston, Texas. The new 73.2'×23.3' launch, Texas City, has a draft of 5.9' and is equipped with a Seakeeper 30HD stabilizing gyro, which, according to shipyard officials, will reduce the vessel's roll by up to 80%. "The additional stabilizing gyro reduces roll at all speeds and will improve safety and reduce fatigue, especially while standing by for ships offshore and boarding pilots in a sloppy anchorage," Peter Duclos, the shipyard's co-president, said in a statement. Designed by Ray Hunt Design, New Bedford, Mass., with a deep-V hull, the aluminum launch is powered by three Volvo Penta D13, EPA Tier 3 marine diesel engines, each delivering 800 hp at 2,300 rpm, and integral to the engines' triple IPS-Pod 1050 system. The main engines connect to forward facing, counter-rotating nibral props through Volvo Penta IPS-30 propulsion pods. Top speed is over 33 knots, and the pilot boat hits 30 knots at 80% power. The vessel will burn 30% less fuel than the pilots' existing 70' pilot boats at the same speed, according to Duclos.
出版年：	2023
期刊名称：	Work Boat
卷：	80
期：	1
页码：	38-40