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COVID-19 brings uncertainty, fresh Eastern Shipbuilding

challenges for American shipbuilders By Casey Conley .S. shipbuilders responded specializing in large-scale steel downward trend are well- with characteristic resolve ships, ferries and offshore documented by now. The collapse Uwhen the COVID-19 supply vessels (OSVs) have seen in oil prices reduced activity at Above, Eastern pandemic reached North American commercial order books empty Gulf of Mexico wells, forcing Shipbuilding shores. Workers adapted to new out in recent years. Data from owners to lay up hundreds of launched Staten safety protocols and managers VesselsValue, a London-based vessels. As of late September Island Ferry’s lead Ollis-class overcame supply chain hiccups to maritime industry research firm, 2020, VesselsValue reported 405 ferry, SSG keep projects moving forward. shows that orders for new U.S. of 984 total U.S.-flagged OSVs are Michael H. Ollis, But many of these shipyards cargo ships, large ferries and stacked up. That’s up from about in November now face another challenge offshore vessels started falling in 390 a year earlier. 2019. The second vessel, altogether: Finding new work to 2017. The decline has accelerated Yet under this backdrop, Sandy Ground, keep their yards humming. since then. Deliveries began the 221-foot Seacor Mixteca left splashed down “We are getting through it, ebbing in late 2018. Master Boat Builders in early in June. Right, Maid of the but we are not through it yet,” The explanations for the 2020. The OSV is powered by Mist’s elec- said Peter Duclos, president of tric tour boat Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding in James V. Glynn Somerset, Mass. “There is lots of underwent final assembly in work hanging out there we were Niaraga Falls, counting on that hasn’t come yet. New York. Things really stopped in terms of new projects.” Gladding-Hearn, which primarily builds ferries, small ships and its trademark pilot boats, is by no means alone. Shipyards Maid of the Mist/Facebook

4 The State of Shipbuilding

Pasha goes green with Ohana-class containerships

Right, The Luxembourg- flagged Vole Au Vent constructing a turbine for Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind. New U.S.- flagged ships are likely needed to meet future demand for off- shore wind farms. The Pasha Group Bottom, Matson’s M/V George III Lurline is the first of two Kanaloa- Pasha Hawaii is charting support anticipated

class ships. CVOW a greener course growth and demand twin Caterpillar engines with two Maritime and American Petroleum with its Ohana-class for refrigerated cargo Cat C32 gensets and two Cat C18 Tankers. These days, only Matson containerships now under capability,” said George auxiliary power units. Deliveries and The Pasha Group have active construction in south Pasha IV, the chairman, like this one happened with shipbuilding projects, and both Texas. president and chief startling regularity five years ago. are nearing completion (Matson’s M/V George III and executive officer of The Seacor Mixteca could be the last of Lurline is profiled on page 16). M/V Janet Marie are Pasha Group. its kind for years to come. Construction of aluminum scheduled for delivery in The 774-by-118-foot Beyond the decline of vessels, particularly high-speed late 2020 and early 2021, Ohana-class ships are activity in the Gulf, fleet renewal ferries, has surged in recent years. respectively, from Keppel built from a proprietary programs launched by Jones Act NYC Ferry built an entirely new AmFELS in Brownsville, design developed by shippers have run their course. service from scratch, supporting Texas. The ships will Keppel AmFELS. The U.S. Maritime Administration multiple shipyards along the Gulf run on clean-burning ships will be powered by a data shows the Jones Act fleet Coast. Those projects, however, liquefied natural gas (LNG) single MAN B&W 7S80ME- rebounded to 182 ships in 2019 are now starting to wind down. from day one. As such, C9.5-GI dual-fuel engine. from 169 in 2016 thanks to orders Reduced ridership and less travel they will be the most Three MAN B&W 6L35/44 from TOTE Maritime, Crowley overall during the pandemic could environmental-friendly dual-fuel gensets also will ships engaged in the run on LNG. Jones Act Hawaii trade. LNG is derived from With an operating traditional natural gas speed of 23 knots and a that has been cooled to capacity of 2,525 twenty- -162 degrees Celsius. foot equivalent units Both ships will surpass (TEUs), they’ll be among IMO 2030 requirements the fastest, and largest, for ocean vessels, with ships running between zero sulfur emissions, Hawaii and the mainland a 90 percent reduction United States. They will in nitrogen oxide and join Pasha’s existing fleet 20 percent less carbon of six U.S.-flagged cargo dioxide compared to heavy ships. fuel oils, Pasha said. “These new LNG- M/V George III and powered containerships M/V Janet Marie each are unique to our fleet and will be equipped with two were tailored to support 1,253-cubic-meter LNG General Dynamics NASSCO the unique requirements fuel tanks on the aft deck. of the Hawaii market — Based on that volume, efficiently made, speed each of the two ships will through the water, and have an endurance of adequate capability to 4,800 nautical miles.

5 The State of Shipbuilding

hinder new construction of ferries Matthew Paxton, president shipping analyst for the Denmark- and excursion boats for years to of the Shipbuilders Council of based international shipping come. America (SCA), acknowledged the association. “The passenger boat business impact of COVID-19 and drew a All that said, there are some Blount Boats is is going to take a while to recover,” similar conclusion.“The passenger bright spots on the horizon. building Atlantic Duclos said. “The ones that are vessel market is no exception (to Washington State Ferries is Endeavor for operating are operating at reduced the effects of the pandemic), and moving ahead with battery- Atlantic Wind Transfers. capacity, and some have chosen those companies involved in the electric refits on its three largest Delivery is not to operate at all. It’s not a construction, maintenance and ferries. It’s also building up to five scheduled for business environment where operation of passenger vessels new hybrid-electric, 144-vehicle November 2020. people are going to invest in new will need to adapt to the current Olympic-class ferries. Additionally, equipment.” marketplace concerns over Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding COVID,” he said. has begun construction on the It’s not just the U.S. first new U.S.-built Great Lakes shipbuilding industry freighter in nearly four decades. facing headwinds. Worldwide, new ship Opportunities in offshore wind orders fell to the lowest Offshore wind power has been level in 17 years during slow to take hold in the United the first half of 2020, States. But in late 2020 there were according to a report by some signs the industry is ready to BIMCO’s Peter Sand. take off. The decline has been The five-turbine Block Island felt across the dry bulk, Wind Farm off Rhode Island containership and tanker has been the lone offshore wind sectors, he said. project in the U.S. since its “Contracting activity commissioning in late 2016. Not has been quick to for long: The two-turbine Coastal feel the effects of the Virginia Offshore Wind pilot Atlantic Wind Transfers pandemic, with owners project located almost 27 miles off and investors showing Virginia Beach will come online by little appetite for new the end of the year. And by 2026 ships,” said Sand, chief there could be a dozen or more

YEAR AT newbuilds on the vessels currently Sir John Franklin tion container/ the U.S. in almost April 2020 A GLANCE way. under construc- and CCGS Capt. roll-on, roll-off ves- four decades. • TOTE Services tion by Irving, and Jacques Cartier, sels ever built in selected Philly September August 2020 two more ships which were both the United States. May 2020 Shipyard to con- 2020 • Irving delivered that will be built launched in the • Eastern struct five new • Chesapeake the first war- starting in 2021 preceding 13 June 2020 Shipbuilding training ships. Shipbuilding ship completed and 2022. months. • Fincantieri conducted a keel- The National delivered the riv- under Canada’s • General Bay Shipbuilding laying for the U.S. Security Multi- erboat American National July 2020 Dynamics laid the keel Coast Guard’s Mission Vessels Jazz to American Shipbuilding • Seaspan NASSCO chris- on Interlake first-of-class will be used by Cruise Lines for Strategy. Harry launched its tened Matsonia, Steamship Offshore Patrol the Maritime service on the DeWolf is the third offshore the second of Company’s Mark Cutter (OPC). The Administration Mississippi River. nation’s first fisheries science two Kanaloa- W. Baker. The OPC will serve as for training at The 190-pas- Arctic and vessel (OFSV) class vessels 639-foot ship, a bridge between America’s state senger vessel is Offshore Patrol for the Canadian built for Matson scheduled for the Coast Guard’s maritime acad- the third modern Ship (AOPS). It Coast Guard. The Navigation. The completion in national security emies. riverboat to join will be joined future CCGS John Kanaloa-class 2022, will be the cutter and the • Fincantieri American’s fleet, by three other Cabot is a sister vessels are the first Great Lakes fast response Marinette Marine with two more DeWolf-class ship to CCGS largest combina- freighter built in cutter. won a U.S. Navy

6 American Ship Review 2021 Irving Shipbuilding projects up and running, according some of the more specialized ships Kingstown, R.I., delivered an to the American Wind Energy used in Europe and elsewhere. aluminum CTV around Labor Day Association (AWEA). “The emerging offshore wind for WindServe Marine (profiled on Irving Those projects will likely market holds a lot of promise for page 30). Blount Boats of Warren, Shipbuilding launched HMCS require a lot of ships. The the construction of Jones Act- R.I., is nearly finished building a Margaret Brooke AWEA identified more than compliant wind turbine installation second CTV, Atlantic Endeavor, for in November a dozen different vessel types vessels and numerous other Atlantic Wind Transfers. Although 2019. The ship needed in the construction and offshore supply vessels,” Paxton these two vessels represent a drop is the second of six Harry DeWolf- commissioning of offshore wind told American Ship Review. He in the proverbial bucket in terms class Arctic turbines. These include survey added that the SCA will fight any of U.S. shipbuilding output, they Offshore Patrol ships, cable-laying vessels, tugs efforts to hire foreign-flagged ships could signal the start of a whole Ships built and barges, heavy-lift vessels and to do the work. new industry. for the Royal Canadian Navy. crew transfer vessels (CTVs). The Some new vessels already Just when this new industry U.S.-flagged fleet contains many of are being built for this purpose. will really arrive is still hard to these, but not all, particularly not Senesco Marine of North know.

design and con- 70-foot, 84-pas- • NOAA Navy’s future Joint delivery in late October 2019 September 2019 struction contract senger hydrogen- announced it will Support Ship November 2020. • The University • Vigor began worth up to powered electric order two new Protecteur, which of Maine created work on a $5.58 billion for drive vessel that oceanographic is scheduled for November 2019 and successfully series of hybrid- a new class of will operate in the ships as part of delivery in 2023. • Eastern tested a 25-foot, electric ferries guided-missile San Francisco a fleet rebuilding A sister ship, Shipbuilding 3-D printed for Washington frigates. The con- Bay Area. initiative. The Preserver, is launched the first boat. 3Dirigo State Ferries that tract covers one ships will support expected in 2024. of three new Ollis- took 72 hours are projected to ship with options February 2020 the full range of class ferries for to print on the run entirely on for nine more. • Titan NOAA’s missions December 2019 the Staten Island world’s largest electric power Acquisition and will be built in • Atlantic Wind Ferry system. prototype polymer for most routes. March 2020 Holdings, a con- the U.S. Transfers con- The 320-foot, 3D printer and Construction on • All American glomerate of Vigor tracted with 4,500 passenger earned records the first of five Marine won a Industrial and January 2020 Blount Boats to ship is a symbol for the largest 144-passenger contract from MHI Holdings, • Seaspan build two offshore of the recovery solid 3D-printed Olympic-class fer- SWITCH Maritime purchased Shipyards held wind farm crew the shipyard had object and larg- ries is scheduled to finish construc- Huntington a keel-laying transfer vessels, made in the after- est 3D-printed to begin in 2021. tion and final Ingalls’ San Diego ceremony for the the first of which math of Hurricane boat. outfitting on a Shipyard. Royal Canadian is scheduled for Michael. — Noah Telerski

American Ship Review 2021 7 The stateState ofof U.S.Shipbuilding shipbuiliding

Great Lakes ferry operator adopts waterjet propulsion

Shepler’s Mackinac Island “When we decided to build Ferry is a company that a new $4.5 million boat, takes family, and tradition, with this cavitation having seriously. to replace props and con- But when it came time stantly monitor props and to build a new high-speed rudders, we thought, let’s ferry, the third-generation try jets.” family owners broke from Shepler’s Mackinac the past. Island Ferry runs to They decided to put Mackinac Island in Lake waterjets on William Huron from Mackinaw City in Richard, which is scheduled Michigan’s Lower Peninsula, to enter service around Oct. and from St. Ignace in the 1, 2020. Upper Peninsula. Seacraft “We took a leap of Design of Sturgeon Bay, Northern Marine faith,” said Chris Shepler, Wis., designed the ferry, Above, Northern Marine in Anacortes, fishermen. “I am not discouraged, the company’s current presi- and Moran Iron Works of Wash., has a 57-foot expedition-style but I am disappointed. It is going dent and grandson of com- Onaway, Mich., built it. trawler yacht under construction. to happen. I am not sure when pany founder William Henry Propulsion on the 84-by- Charles Donadio Jr., president anymore.” Shepler. “We were a little 20-foot William Richard of Atlantic Wind Transfers, said scared to make that move comes from four Yanmar it likely will be 2023-2024 before Responding to COVID-19 because we get pretty good 6AYEM engines each gen- construction starts on any new COVID-19 came on slowly, winds and we maneuver in erating 803 hp at 1,900 wind farms. “It’s coming, but it’s and then all of a sudden tight quarters, and we need rpm. The engines drive a matter of how fast,” he said in a everything changed. While to not be blown around.” HamiltonJet HM461 water- recent interview, adding that “the the broader economy came Each of the six vessels jets through Twin Disc MGX- time frame is still several years to a standstill in most states, in the company’s fleet has 5146SC gears. The vessel out.” the “essential” nature of U.S. conventional propulsion with reached 33 knots lightboat “There has been a lot of shipyards kept those facilities engines, shafts and props. in trials, and is expected to momentum in the recent months, running. Overnight, in some The 281-passenger Miss reach 28 or 29 knots carry- and our team is excited to see cases, managers had to find Margy, built in 2015, has ing 210 passengers. these projects begin to move solutions to keep crews healthy 6,000 horsepower, three big William Richard, named forward,” Donadio said. and projects on track. propellers and tunnel drives. for Chris Shepler’s father Marcia Blount, president of Most yards followed protocols This setup, the company and the company’s cur- Blount Boats, said she’s stopped as they emerged from state found, causes cavitation. rent CEO, is the first ferry trying to predict when the market and federal agencies. Crews “We have to fix those on the Great Lakes with for offshore wind service vessels kept their distance when safe propellers, sometimes every HamiltonJet waterjets. It’s will finally come. Blount built and practical, masks became three years, depending how also the first ferry in the Donadio’s first CTV five years mandatory, and workers hard she’s run in the sum- world with HamiltonJet’s AVX ago and is currently building his covered by personal protective mertime,” Shepler said. control system. second. By now, Blount hoped equipment became the norm. to be building five or six of these Many yards staggered shifts to aluminum catamarans each year reduce the number of people on in support of a vibrant, thriving site at any time. offshore wind sector. “Like other essential work, “We obviously have been the ‘new’ way of doing business disappointed with the slow rollout, includes many precautions which has happened for all sorts to keep our employees and of reasons,” she said, among them facilities safe,” said Anthony a longer permitting process for Paolino, spokesman for General Shepler’s Mackinac Island Ferry William Richard wind farms and concerns from Dynamics NASSCO. “Our

8 American Ship Review 2021 workforce has proven to be get a handle on the situation,” incredibly resilient and quickly Duclos said. Crews returned to adapted to the COVID-19-related a wholly different workplace, Atlantic Wind Transfers changes and continues to work with staggered shifts, distancing building next-gen CTVs toward our goals and milestones.” and universal face coverings. The SCA, whose leadership Daily meetings were convened includes executives from the to check in with managers and nation’s largest commercial and discuss the latest government military shipyards, established precautions. a working group in February to Duclos also made some prepare for the virus. Although tough choices. His yard on the there were sporadic cases at Taunton River had multiple jobs Atlantic Wind Transfers Atlantic Endeavor Right, Gladding-Hearn Five years ago, Atlantic completed in late 2016 Shipbuilding Wind Transfers built the generates enough power for delivered first crew transfer vessel about 17,000 homes. Richmond for the (CTV) in the United States Like its predecessor, Virginia Pilot specifically designed to Atlantic Endeavor is Association. service offshore wind designed for one specific It is the pilot turbines. This fall, the function: carrying group’s second launch with company led by Rhode technicians to and from Volvo Penta IPS Island businessman Charles the offshore turbines, and propulsion. Gladding-Hearn Donadio, Jr., is adding a facilitating safe transfers shipyards, there were no major under way at once. It needed second CTV to the fleet. from the vessels to the outbreaks that shut down to hit certain deadlines to keep The 64.5-foot aluminum turbine foundations. production for extended periods. revenue flowing to the yard, but catamaran Atlantic “Atlantic Endeavor is “Safety is part of our culture,” lacked the manpower due to the Endeavor is an updated the latest evolution of crew Paxton said, adding that he was pandemic to do all of the projects sibling to the 62-foot transfer vessels in the “very proud of what we have at the same time. As a result, he Atlantic Pioneer built in world,” Donadio said in a done as an industry.” would focus his crews on one 2015. Naval architect Andy recent interview. “There is Gladding-Hearn, located project or another to reach certain Page, now of Chartwell seating for 24 technicians in a state hit hard and early in milestones. Marine in Hampshire, and … all the amenities to the pandemic, closed for two “We are very fortunate to have England, designed the two provide a business-class weeks in late March “just to some really good customers. We vessels. Blount Boats in ride for the technicians explained our situation, and I’ve Warren, R.I., built both. going back and forth to the Below, All American Marine got to say, without exception they Atlantic Endeavor will wind farm.” built the 78-foot Orca I and work under contract with Propulsion on the Orca II for Great Western were extremely understanding,” Attractions. Duclos said. utility company Dominion new CTV comes from Energy, supporting the MAN engines paired with operation and maintenance HamiltonJet waterjets of Coastal Virginia Offshore through ZF gears. Auxiliary Wind (CVOW). The project power will come from consists of two 6 MW Cummins gensets. The Siemens turbines installed service speed is between in federal waters almost 22 to 24 knots, with a 27 miles offshore Virginia sprint speed approaching Beach. 29 knots with a full load of Atlantic Pioneer, passengers and deck cargo. meanwhile, works under Atlantic Endeavor is contract with Orsted on the scheduled for completion in

All American Marine trailblazing Block Island November, at which point it Wind Farm just a few miles will head straight to Virginia southeast of Block Island. to begin its contract with The five-turbine project Dominion Energy.

9 The stateState ofof U.S.Shipbuilding shipbuiliding

Huntington Ingalls Shipbuilding Government shipbuilding Navajo-class towing, salvage and and Atmospheric Administration is stays strong rescue ships. Addionally, Navy working to add two new research Government shipbuilding tugboats are under construction vessels to its fleet, the first of which activity accelerated during the in the Pacific Northwest, RHIB will be based in Honolulu. Above, the U.S. Obama administration and remains builders on both coasts are fulfilling It’s not clear how long the Navy commis- strong under President Trump. valuable contracts, and Metal Navy, and other branches of the sioned the USS Shark developed a new class of Tripoli amphibi- The future, however, is harder to military, can sustain this pace. ous assault ship predict. Navy patrol boats. The Navy itself has scaled back in July 2020. First, the good news: There is The Coast Guard is upgrading its expectations for 2021-2025. Below, Bollinger a lot of government and military its fleet as well. The nearly It now expects to build 44 ships Shipyard deliv- ered the fast work happening across the U.S. $2 billion polar security cutter in that period, down from an response cutter Earlier this year, the Navy awarded program is advancing at VT Halter. expectation of 55 as recently as USCGC Oliver a contract to Fincantieri Marine The lead icebreaker is due in 2024, last year, according to a September Henry in July. Group to build its new FFG(X) with sister vessels due in 2025 and 2020 report from the Congressional guided-missile frigate. The order 2027. Ongoing problems with the Research Service. could grow to nine ships and $5.5 Coast Guard’s two remaining heavy “Navy officials state that while billion. icebreakers mean these ships can’t the 355-ship goal (total fleet) is a Meanwhile, work continues arrive fast enough. Other projects priority, they want to avoid creating on America-class amphibious include offshore patrol cutters a so-called hollow force, meaning a warships at Ingalls Shipbuilding at Eastern Shipbuilding and fast Navy that has an adequate number in Mississippi, and on littoral response cutters at Bollinger. of ships but is unable to properly combat ships at Austal USA in NASSCO in San Diego is crew, arm, operate, and maintain Mobile, Ala. Gulf Island Shipyards building six John Lewis-class those ships,” the research service won a contract to build two more fleet oilers for the Military Sealift said in its report. Command, and Vigor Paxton acknowledged there is building a new are still some questions about how series of landing crafts the 355-vessel fleet will look. He for the Army. Philly also said there will be some level Shipyard has a contract of unmanned or autonomous for up to five national capability, both in surface and security multi-mission submersible vessels. “While we vessels that will be want these government programs

Bollinger Shipyards used primarily as to remain predictable and stable,” training ships for state he said, “the reality of budgets in maritime academies. the future (is something) we’re The National Oceanic keeping our eye on.” •

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James Cavanaugh Niagara Falls tour operator leads industry

toward all-electric future By Casey Conley

uffalo earned the “City charging infrastructure that can “We calculated some savings of Light” nickname replenish the batteries in seven compared to fuel costs in the move more than a century ago minutes. to electric, but this was not the as an early beneficiary Propulsion Data Services of primary motivation,” he added. Above, James Bof the electricity generated from Marblehead, Mass., designed the “More significantly, there is a great V. Glynn and nearby Niagara Falls. 600-passenger vessels specifically interest in sustainability today, its sister vessel The iconic Niagara Falls Maid for electric propulsion. Burger Boat including low or no emissions. Nikola Tesla are the first of the Mist tour company made Company built modules for the Once we decided to make the zero-emission history of its own last fall when two boats at its Manitowoc, Wis., shift to all-electric, I was confident tour boats built it took delivery of the first zero- shipyard. Hohl Industrial Services that our team had made the right in the United States. emission passenger vessels built in assembled the modules at Maid of call.” the United States. the Mist’s maintenance yard just Niagara Falls, located about The 90.5-foot aluminum downstream of the falls. Ferguson 20 miles north of Buffalo, formed catamarans James V. Glynn and Electric and Tucker Yacht Design thousands of years ago during the Nikola Tesla run entirely on provided key expertise during the last ice age. American Falls and electricity stored in lithium-ion project. Bridal Veil Falls are located on the batteries within each hull. The “Our new boats are not U.S. side, and Horseshoe Falls is battery banks power Ramme bleeding edge, but leading edge,” on the Canadian side. All told, 6 electric motors driving Veth Maid of the Mist President million cubic feet of water from L-drives and Naiad Dynamics Christopher Glynn said. “The four Great Lakes pass over the bow thrusters. ABB engineered technologies are well known, but falls every minute. the electric power management this is the first time they have The original steam-powered system and supplied critical been employed in this context in Maid of the Mist began operating components, including shoreside the U.S.” in 1846. It was first used as a

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passenger and cargo ferry, and V. Glynn and Nikola Tesla deliver exhaust gas, and it is really quiet two years later it started carrying 400 kW of total output (536 hp). and almost a sailboat experience,” paying customers closer to the Primary propulsion comes from Schwarz said. “And there is no majestic falls. The modern 200-kW Ramme electric motors vibration.” iteration of the tour company powering Veth L-drives that rotate There is not a traditional started in 1885, with the 70-foot, 360 degrees. Each bow has a 20- engine room on the new boats. wooden-hulled Maid of the Mist I. inch Naiad Dynamics right angle Instead, each hull consists of Current company Chairman bow thruster powered by a 60- watertight machinery spaces. and CEO James V. Glynn kW Ramme motor. Spear Power Running fore to aft are: A acquired the business in 1971. Systems, based near Kansas City, compartment for the bow James V. Glynn and Nikola Tesla Mo., supplied the batteries storing thrusters followed by a space will replace diesel monohulls up to 158 kWh in each hull. with the DC bus and related Maid of the Mist VI and Maid of the Each hull operates power management components. Mist VII, which date to 1990 and independently, providing That space connects to a battery 1997, respectively. The attraction redundancy should any problem compartment with twin water- has operated for 135 consecutive arise in either system while cooled battery banks rated to years, and each year carries nearly underway. The propulsion A60 fire standards. Leading 1.6 million passengers. package in each side can propel to the stern are void and tank Maid of the Mist’s operating the vessel at 8 knots. Its top speed space followed by the L-drive profile is a near-perfect fit for is close to 11 knots. The boats compartment. electric propulsion, said Edward normally travel between 6 and 8 “What used to be the engine Schwarz, ABB’s vice president for knots during tours. is now the batteries,” Schwarz newbuilds in North America. The Electric tour company’s vessels make up propulsion offers to 25 round trips a day, but travel some notable relatively short distances. Each advantages trip lasts only about 20 minutes, over traditional and the 10 minutes between each diesel engines. It voyage leaves enough time to responds quickly charge the batteries for the next and can turn as run. slowly as one John Koopman, president shaft rotation per of Propulsion Data Services, minute, offering analyzed power requirements the captain for the existing tour boats. He more control at determined the vessels avoid slower speeds. the strongest currents when “It really adds to pushing upriver toward the falls. the experience Those same currents nudge the ... without the boats downriver as they return rumble of the

to the dock. The highest power engine and the James Cavanaugh demands occur during docking when crews place the vessel said. “The batteries supply into reverse while guiding it into electricity and we then manage Above, Maid of position at the dock. that electricity through the system the Mist makes James V. Glynn and Nikola Tesla connected to motors. Rather up to 25 round trips a day are relatively simple vessels above than have engines moving to around Niagara the hull. They are built with two provide propulsion, we have Falls. Left, the observation decks. The enclosed electric motors, which are much 700-kW shore- side charging sys- pilothouse is forward on the main more efficient and effective than tem can replen- level, the staircase to the upper engines.” ish the vessels’ level is roughly amidships and the The battery system on James batteries in just ADA-compliant head is located aft V. Glynn and Nikola Tesla are large seven minutes. along the centerline. Each vessel enough to complete at least five operates with six crew. round trips without recharging.

The power plants on James ABB Each system is designed for rapid

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replenishment after a voyage to keep the batteries between 50 and 80 percent of their total capacity, Koopman said. He expects the batteries on these vessels to last a decade or more. “They are drawing down the battery over a period of 20 minutes and replacing it in a matter of seven, Right, Spear Power Systems so the strain on the battery is much supplied the higher during the charging process than 158 kW bat- during the operating process,” Koopman tery banks in each hull. Left, Power from the batteries supply 200-kW Ramme electric motors installed atop

Veth L-drives. ABB the water last fall. has devoted much of his life to the “It was a real challenge to build these tour company. He began selling tickets vessels in this space,” Christopher Glynn for the attraction as a teenager in the said. “It was a lot of hard work, with a lot 1950s. He was general manager in 1971 of the finish work performed by our own when he bought the company. Glynn is folks, and I want to express my gratitude known around Western New York for his to them. They are beautiful boats and philanthropy. ABB people will really enjoy riding on them.” The second boat is named for explained. “To handle the rate of charge James V. Glynn is named for Maid inventor Nikola Tesla, who, with George is what sets the size of the battery, not of the Mist’s chairman and CEO, who Westinghouse, built the world’s first the rate of discharge.” large-scale hydroelectric plant at Niagara SPECIFICATIONS Each boat connects to shoreside JamesAmong V. Glynn the & Nelectronicsikola tesla highlights Falls in 1895. The electrical current power through a 700-kW Cavotec are the Simrad ES80 echo sounders generated by the plant supplied power Owner/ Maid of the Mist system, with a pair of plugs that are thatOP identifyERATor: species Corporation of fish by recog- to nearby Buffalo starting in 1896. nearly a foot in diameter. The shoreside nizingDesigner/ the different Propulsion frequencies Data that In addition to ABB and Propulsion system requires a special feeder each speciesBuilder: produces, Services/Burger and the Boat Simrad Data Services, Maid of the Mist turned Co. supporting the weight of the cord during FX80 catch monitoring system. It pro- to several other partners to ensure a Dimensions: 90’6” x 34’4” x 5’9” charging. The Robert Moses Niagara vides Mliveissi videoon: Tourof the vessel trawl for moni- successful project. Micah Tucker of Power Station, located a few miles toring Crew the size:fish flow6 (Captain, in the Mate, net 4and the Tucker Yacht Design was instrumental downriver, generates clean hydropower effectiveness of Deckhands)the bycatch exclud- in assisting Maid of the Mist through used to charge the batteries. ers. Catch sensors activate as the net construction and the regulatory approval Hull � Gray water: 105 gallons Maid of the Mist is located at the stretches,� Aluminum catamaran preventing � Passengers:the deterioration 600 process, Glynn said. Ferguson Electric, base of a 160-foot gorge, with the of the fish by reducing the time they a Buffalo-based electrical contractor Performance Navigation/ waterfalls upriver and impassable Class are� Maximum pulled speed: through 11 theco mmuniwater.cat Theions founded 85 years ago, performed VI rapids and whirlpools downriver. The sensorsknots also indicate� when Furuno Navnetthe net TZTouch is extensive electrical work, including � Service speed: 6-8 15” Display company’s maintenance yard is located knots � Motorola VHF radio wiring and installing the electrical at the site of an old power plant just � Motorola UHF radio equipment. Propulsion � Solid state Doppler downriver from the falls. As such, getting � Electric propulsion radar As of late-September, Maid of the motors: (2) Ramme � (2) Thru-hull depth the vessels into position was no small Electric Machines, sounding transducers Mist was still awaiting final regulatory feat. 200 kW approval to operate the boats. The � Thrusters: (2) Veth Additional Burger Boat built modules for James VL-200E (Azimuth) information company hopes to begin using them on Bow thrusters: (2) V. Glynn and Nikola Tesla at its Wisconsin � � ABB EP Industrial tours before the 2020 season comes to 60-kW Naiad Dynamics Solutions low voltage shipyard using a high-grade aluminum Model 20 Right Angle distribution system an end in November. Thrusters � Ship-to-shore connec- alloy. Hohl Industrial Services of Buffalo � Batteries: (2) 158 kW tion: Cavotec SA “Now we are very excited to see Spear Power Systems trucked those pieces back to New York � Transformers: Trasfor how they perform. They will be quiet lithium-ion batteries SA and then lowered them into the gorge � ADA-compliant bathroom and clean, with an overall better one by one. Hohl crews assembled Capacities passenger experience,” Christopher � Potable water: 105 the components alongside the Niagara gallons Glynn said. “I believe they will be very River, and then oversaw placement into well received.” •

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LURLINE

Photos courtesy Matson Inc. Matson continues fleet renewal with versatile Kanaloa-class ships By Casey Conley atson Navigation has a proud and most versatile. Navigation Co. The company’s first history in the Pacific dating The Kanaloa-class ships are among vessel, Emma Claudina, carried building Mback more than a century. The the “greenest” U.S.-flagged cargo materials west to Hawaii and returned 870-foot container/roll-on, roll-off (con- vessels. For instance, Lurline is one of brimming with sugar grown on the ro) Lurline will build on that legacy well the first ships calling on West Coast ports islands. into the future. equipped with an IMO Tier III-certified Matson Navigation set many West Lurline is the first of two Kanaloa- engine. That 42,738-hp MAN engine Coast maritime milestones over the class ships built by General Dynamics also can be converted to run on liquefied years. The schooner Roderick Dhu earned NASSCO in San Diego. Daewoo natural gas (LNG). worldwide acclaim for its electric lights Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering Matson, based in Honolulu, is named and onboard cold storage plant. Matson’s collaborated with NASSCO on the for Swedish-born Capt. William Matson. Enterprise was the first oil-powered design for Lurline and Matsonia, a sister He arrived in San Francisco as a teenager steamship engaged in the Pacific trade. ship scheduled for delivery later this in 1867 and earned a name for himself The company built its first steamer year. The vessels are the largest con-ros sailing around San Francisco Bay. Those in 1908, also named Lurline, and later ever built in the United States. exploits brought him into contact with embarked on a passenger transport Lurline has a covered garage on the aft the wealthy Spreckels family. service to Hawaii and the South Pacific. deck to transport up to 500 vehicles plus Matson clearly made an impression Modern-day Matson is focused on rolling stock, and room for 2,750 twenty- on the industrialists, who hired him to the Jones Act market, with an emphasis foot equivalent unit containers (TEU). skipper the family yacht, Lurline. In Lurline, above, and its sister ship Matsonia, With a top speed of 23 knots, it is one of 1882, the family helped him launch his are the largest container/roll-on, roll-offs ever Matson’s fastest ships, and also its largest namesake shipping company, Matson built in the United States.

16 American Ship Review 2021 on Hawaii, Alaska and U.S. Pacific water treatment system. Auxiliary power aboard Lurline comes territories. Upon delivery of Matsonia, The vehicle garage on the aft deck from two 2,100-kW Hyundai HiMSEN the company will have finished a multi- has four decks for automobiles and two generators and two 2,430-kW generators. year, $900 million fleet renewal. The for trailers. It also has space for ample A single STX-Cummins unit provides build program consists of both Kanaloa- break-bulk cargo. The deck area forward emergency electrical power. class con-ros, as well as two Aloha-class of the superstructure can accommodate Like the main engine, the four containerships and shoreside upgrades 2,750 TEU. auxiliary power systems aboard Lurline at several ports. Daniel K. Inouye and Lurline is powered by a single slow- can run on LNG. Converting to Kaimana Hila, the Aloha-class vessels, speed, direct-drive MAN 6G90ME- cleaner-burning LNG would require were built at Philly Shipyard. The 854- C10.5-Gl main engine that for now runs the future installation of larger fuel foot ships sail at 23.5 knots fully loaded on conventional fuel. It is capable of 23 storage tanks, as well as a cryogenic and have space for 3,220 TEU. knots, and typically sails at that speed. system for keeping the fuel at optimal “We have the capacity and speed to That extra speed adds up during a four- temperatures. Lurline’s current range maintain schedules that are efficient,” day transit and helps make up time lost using conventional fuel is about 13,700 Capt. Jack Sullivan, Matson’s vice due to weather or other factors. Older nautical miles, Sullivan said. president of vessel operations, said in ships in the Matson fleet typically sail at Ships as large as Lurline aren’t often a recent interview. “We can cover our about 21.5 knots. known for their nimbleness. But this con- business with nine ships instead of 10 and still have capacity we need, and most importantly sustain the schedules and customer service.” “It is a liner service, and it is very important the ship arrives on time as planned,” he continued. “With these new ships, between the Aloha class and Kanaloa class … we have the ability to ensure that is going to get done.” Since Matson’s founding, six ships have carried the Lurline name, although the newest iteration represents a major advance in every respect. The ship was custom designed for efficiency and speed while underway. It has double- hulled fuel tanks and a freshwater ballast transfer system that can move water throughout the hull to maintain an even trim. It also has a traditional UV ballast

ro is equipped to give captains and pilots greater control while maneuvering. It has a Becker Marine Systems balanced spade rudder with flap, twisted leading edge and bulb. The rudder can rotate up to 60 degrees at speeds up to 10 knots, versus the traditional 35 degrees. Sullivan said Above, The the rudder’s performance was so good 2,750-TEU the company opted against installing a Lurline approaches stern thruster. the Matson “We also have a 1,750-kW bow terminal at thruster on the ship, so she is very, very Sand Island in Honolulu maneuverable and a pleasure to handle,” Harbor. Left, Sullivan said. tugboats turn Mariners at Jacobsen Pilot Services, the 870-foot who guide the ship in and out of port ship near Downtown in Long Beach, Calif., have similarly Honolulu. positive things to say about its handling.

American Ship Review 2021 17 Left, Lurline sails west toward Honolulu. The ship typically operates with a 21-person crew. Below, the MAN engine driving Lurline gener- ates nearly 43,000 hp.

“The word I’m getting back from the modules roughly the size of a house, guys is they are really liking the Becker often upside down. When they are rudder and the bow thruster,” said Capt. finished, cranes lift them, flip each Jack Strong, vice president of the pilot section over and place it into position. service. “It handles really well.” Welders lock each section into place. Modern shipbuilding techniques “The purpose of constructing ships call for building vessels as large as this way is to maximize efficiency,” Lurline piece by piece rather than as one NASSCO spokesman Anthony Paolino ever-growing hull. Crews at General said. “Many of the blocks are built Dynamics NASSCO built numerous upside down so that the welders and

SPECIFICATIONS shipfitters can work in ergonomic

LurlineAmong the electronics highlights positions and have better access to the

are theOwner/ Simrad ES80Matson echo Inc. sounders structure. This is one of the practices that thatOP identifyERATor: species of fish by recog- allows us to build the ships quickly and nizingDesigner/ the different General frequencies Dynamics that efficiently.” Builder: NASSCO each species produces, and the Simrad NASSCO is one of the last remaining Dimensions: 870’ x 114.5’ x 38’ FX80 catch monitoring system. It pro- U.S. shipbuilders that stern-launch big Mission: Transporting cargo to vides live video andof thefrom trawl Hawaii for moni- ships into the water. Lurline is the widest MAN toring Crew the size:fish flow21 in the net and the vessel the yard has ever launched down effectiveness of the bycatch exclud- its ways, creating a host of challenges to needs. That includes supplies for the ers.Hull Catch sensors activatedeck machinery as the net mitigate and plan for prior to releasing state’s normally robust tourist economy, � Steel double hull � HHP stockless anchor, stretches, preventing the11 tons deterioration the ship. which before the coronavirus drew ofPr theopulsi fisho byn reducing the time they “We had to modify our launch facility throngs of visitors from around the world. � Engine: (1) IMO Tier III Navigation/ areMAN pulled 6G90ME-C10.5-GI through thecommuni water.cat Theions and widen the ways’ gate in order to The pandemic has devastated sensorsEGR, 42,900 also hpindicate� when Radar: JRC the net is create enough clearance to launch this Hawaii’s tourism industry that employs Auxiliary power: (2) � � BNWAS: JRC ship,” Paolino said. “Finally, we had thousands of residents. The state’s 2100-kW Hyundai � Radio: Furuno HiMSEN 8H27DF; � VDR: Furuno to time the launch to coincide with an unemployment rate ballooned to 23 (2) 2430-kW Hyundai � Alarm/monitoring sys- HiMSEN 9H27DF tem: Kongsberg K-Chief extremely high tide in order to mitigate percent in May from 2.7 percent in � Emergency generator: 600 marine automation STX-Cummins SCGE system the risk of the ship hitting the ways’ wall February. It dropped to about 13 percent 500 as it slid into the water.” in late summer. High unemployment � Service speed: 23 Accommodations knots Lurline and Matsonia are designed to and a sharp decline in tourists has � 32 plus 6 riding crew � Hyundai elevator operate with 21 crew, although they have reduced cargo demand, but not as much Capacities � Fuel: ~620,000 gal- Additional accommodations for 32 people plus six as the jobless numbers would suggest. lons heavy fuel oil; information riding crew. The ships are outfitted with Matson reported Hawaii container ~620,000 gallons � Cavotec SA Alternative marine gas oil Maritime Power (AMP) modern crew amenities that include gym volume from April through June was Potable water: 110,000 � � Becker Marine Systems equipment, recreation rooms, and access down just 4 percent. gallons balanced spade rudder � Seawater ballast: 5.6 with flap, twisted lead- to TV and movies in their off time. At some point, the pandemic will million gallons ing edge and bulb � Deck or cargo area: Sullivan said the company tries to exceed pass. Travelers will return to Hawaii’s 2,750 TEU; garage for Classifications the standards stipulated in its mariners’ tropical climate and sandy beaches. The ~525 vehicles plus 25 � +A1(E) Container trailers Carrier, SH, SHCM, FL contracts. economy will come back to life. Demand (25), +AMS, +ACCU, Given Hawaii’s remote location in for products will return. And Matson’s Deck equipment CPS, ENVIRO � MacGregor hatch covers LNG Ready (Level 3 the middle of the Pacific Ocean, cargo new series of Aloha- and Kanaloa-class MacGregor/Hatlapa � � ME, AE) ships operated by Matson and other U.S. ships will be ready to meet that demand operators provide nearly all of the islands’ for a generation or more. •

18 American Ship Review 2021

CAPTAIN MURCHISON

Photos courtesy All American Marine Texas Game Wardens gain crime-fighting advantage in the Gulf of Mexico By Daniel Connolly

t’s a cat-and-mouse game on the high knew they couldn’t outrun it, so they Guard to enforce fishing laws and to seas: Unlicensed commercial fisher- just gave up,” Jones recalled. Captain stop any other illegal activity the crew Imen from Mexico head north into Murchison caught another illegal fishing might encounter. Texas waters in small, swift boats called crew the next day. Texas has nearly 3,400 miles of “lanchas,” hoping to catch a haul of sea- These interdictions are among the shoreline, and state waters extend 9 nau- food before the authorities catch them. notable moments so far in the career tical miles into the Gulf of Mexico. The One day this summer, the crew of of Captain Murchison, a high-powered state’s game wardens can work up to 200 one such fishing boat saw something patrol craft that is now the flagship miles into the Gulf through an agree- unusual. Heading toward them was a vessel for the law enforcement divi- ment with the National Oceanic and sleek silver vessel boldly marked with sion of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) the words “Texas Game Warden.” Department, also known as the Texas to protect federal fisheries, as fishermen It was Captain Murchison, an 80-foot Game Wardens. from Mexico will sometimes venture aluminum catamaran with a maximum Based in South Padre Island near the into U.S. waters without permission. speed of 27 knots. When it’s running U.S.-Mexico border, Captain Murchison’s For decades, Texas Game Wardens fast, the hydrofoil between its twin hulls mission is to work with the U.S. Coast have worked to stop exploitation of lifts the bow partially out of the water. The game wardens requested over a loudspeaker, both in English and Spanish, for the fishing vessel to stop. “It quickly did, because they were Above and shocked. They had never seen a vessel right, Captain like that before, as capable and maneu- Murchison is the flagship verable as it was,” said Cody Jones, an vessel for the assistant commander with the Texas Texas Game Parks and Wildlife Department. Wardens, who The wardens had a chance to talk patrol up to 200 miles into with the fishing crew. “They mentioned the Gulf of to one of the game wardens that they Mexico.

20 American Ship Review 2021 these sea resources. Historically, the Parks and Wildlife Department business development manager at All agency has had three long-range boats. awarded the construction contract to All American Marine. Two were purchased in the early 1980s, American Marine Inc. of Bellingham, These requirements led to a cata- Jones said. One was Captain Williams, Wash. The agency and the boatbuilder maran design enhanced with a hydro- and the other boat was the original worked together to create a custom- foil. When the boat is moving fast, its Captain Murchison. made vessel. bow lifts out of the water, reducing The new Captain Murchison, like the “Well, they were looking for addi- drag and increasing fuel efficiency. first, is named for Dawson Murchison, tional speed. They were looking for The catamaran hull also reduces the a game warden shot and killed in 1938 fuel economy. And they were looking rolling of the boat, increasing comfort while patrolling King Ranch for poach- for comfort, stability,” said Ron Wille, for those on board, Wille said. ers. The original patrol boat was about 65 feet long, smaller than today’s 80-foot vessel, Jones said. It also wasn’t specifically built for law enforcement purposes. Case in point: If the pilot of the original Captain Murchison wanted to board a vessel that the crew suspected was fishing unlaw- Captain fully, the pilot had to back up to the sus- Murchison’s wheelhouse is pect vessel, stern to stern. This was not equipped with only inefficient, but dangerous. Jones Raymarine said that over the years, some game war- navigational dens were hurt doing the ship-to-ship electronics and designed jump. for excellent Following a bid process, the Texas visibility.

American Ship Review 2021 21 To avoid the dangerous stern-to-stern boarding maneuver, the boat’s bow was redesigned. Now, Captain Murchison’s pilot can steer the vessel bow-first into a suspect boat for boarding. “You can pull the gates back on the bow of the boat, and with the push knees that were built into this boat, a game war- den can literally walk off onto the shrimp boat without having to time jumps or any of that craziness,” Jones said.

sel from the AIS … over that vessel on the screen. It will plot me an intercept course.” The camera can also lock onto small fishing vessels that don’t stand out Above, on traditional radar systems. The system Teknicraft designed the is equipped with a FLIR high-resolution aft small craft thermal imaging video camera.

launching sys- SPECIFICATIONS

tem to deploy Captain Murchison a RHIB within Among the electronics highlights a minute. Left, are theOwner/ Simrad ES80Texas Parksecho and sounders Twin Caterpillar thatOP identifyERATor: species Wildlife of Department fish by recog- Designer/ Teknicraft Design/All C18 engines nizing the different frequencies that propel Captain Builder: American Marine Murchison to eachDimensi speciesons: produces, 80’ x 26.5’ and x 38” the Simrad 27 knots. FX80M catchissio monitoringn: Enforcing system.fishing It pro- regulations, maritime vides live video lawsof the and trawlother law for moni- The contract was signed Jan. 10, Captain Murchison is built for stalking, toring the fish flowenforcement in the netduties and the 2019, and the boat was launched exactly chasing and boarding boats whose crews effectiveness Crew size: of 6the bycatch exclud- one year later, Wille said. The Texas are trying to evade law enforcement. ers. Catch sensors activate as the net Legislature had originally appropriated $4 Powering its 27-knot speed are twin stretches,Hull preventingNa thevig atdeteriorationion/ � Hydrofoil-assisted alumi- communications million for the project. The state agency Caterpillar C18 ACERT D engines, of thenum catamaranfish by reducing the time they � Electronic chart display: would end up appropriating $750,000 combined with HamiltonJet HM521 are pulled through theRaymarine water. Axiom The Pro Propulsion with LightHouse map- more than the original budget. waterjets through ZF Marine reduc- sensors� Engines: also (2) Caterpillar indicate whenping software the net is C18 ACERT D engines, � Radar: Raymarine “I can tell you, for what we paid tion gears. N C Power supplied the Cat 873 hp each Quantum Q24C 18” — $4.75 million — the $750,000 we engines. � Propellers: (2) dome radar; Raymarine HamiltonJet HM521 4-kW Magnum radar spent was well worth it,” Jones said. “All The vessel is the first in North waterjets with 72” open array American did a fantastic job of really set- America outfitted with HamiltonJet’s � Gears: ZF Marine ZF � Radio: Icom M506 665 fixed-mount VHF ting us up properly.” Advanced Vessel Control (AVX) suite. � Auxiliary generator: (2) � Satellite phone: Iridium Transporting Captain Murchison from The system combines stationkeep- 25-kW Northern Lights Extreme 9575 M864W3G � FLIR M400 stabilized the shipyard to its new home was a bit ing technology with the company’s � Maximum speed: 27 thermal/visible camera of an adventure. First, the Texas Game JETanchor positioning system. “You knots system Wardens sent a crew to Washington to press a button and it really holds you Capacities Accommodations Fuel: 1,850 gallons. (3) crew staterooms, pilot the brand-new boat south toward right there, within inches,” Jones said. � � � Potable water: 150 each with double bunks the Panama Canal. But the agency lacked “In fact, you can pull into a very tight gallons. � Full galley and head � Deck or cargo area: with shower the permits it needed to bring the boat marina, press that, and you aren’t going ~450 square feet, aft through the canal on its own, he said. to go anywhere close to the docks.” deck Additional information Deck equipment So, they looked for a yacht carrier — Also installed on the new patrol boat � Teknicraft Rapid RHIB � (3) standing posts (1 launch system a bigger ship that could carry the boat is an Axiom Pro navigation and video fore, 2 aft) to accom- � HamiltonJet AVX through the canal. They met up with monitoring system from Raymarine, modate winch for advanced vessel retrieving captured control system with such a ship in Ensenada, Mexico, where which integrates camera input alongside fishing gear or mount automatic stationkeep- Captain Murchison was hauled aboard and radar and chartplotter displays. M240B machine guns ing and virtual anchor during military escorts mode later offloaded in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. “I can turn on the camera and click � Bow gates to allow for The game wardens got it home to South on a vessel that I see on my screen,” vessel boarding Classifications � U.S. Coast Guard Padre Island on the morning of March Jones said. “The camera will track that Subchapter T 25. vessel, it will put the name of that ves-

22 American Ship Review 2021 With the touch of a button, the pilot employee who serves as mechanic, deck Those comforts served the crew can launch a DJI Mavic drone that hand and all-around helper. well as they venture far from shore. immediately starts transmitting video The two permanent crewmembers One notable patrol so far was a jour- back to the boat. This allows for an early are joined each week by a rotating ney deep into the Gulf of Mexico view of a suspect vessel, which can help crew of game wardens who come on to the Flower Garden Banks, a U.S. law enforcement determine if it’s safe to board for five-day missions out of South National Marine Sanctuary of pro- board. The video can also be relayed to Padre Island. They stay in three crew tected reefs. an onshore command center, and may staterooms, each with double bunks “Our general responsibility is tak- later serve as evidence in future legal equipped with individual lights, plugs ing care of the wild things and wild proceedings. and closets. The boat has a full galley, places,” Jones said. “And it meets Among Captain Murchison’s other head and shower. what we need.” • notable features is the Teknicraft Rapid RHIB launching system. It’s meant for use in tactical situations where a second craft would help — for instance, to assist during a pursuit or to approach a dam- aged boat. On most ships, such a boat has to be launched with a crane, according to Wille from All American. “And so a boat has to literally stop, fire up the crane, unlatch the (rigid-hull inflatable boat), pick it up, put it in the water and then get in,” he said. “And by that time, you know, in the case of Texas, the bad guys are long gone.” By contrast, the Teknicraft system can launch an RHIB off the stern of Captain Murchison in less than a minute. The 20-foot Willard Marine Sea Force 540 RHIB is capable of 32 knots thanks to a single 170-hp Volvo D3 engine driv- ing a HamiltonJet HJ213 waterjet The patrol vessel has three standing posts — one at the bow, and one at each side of the stern. When the boat is on its normal wildlife patrols, those posts mount a reel-and-winch system for reel- ing in longline fishing setups. “We can put the band and reel in those posts and be able to pull the miles and miles of long line with little effort, when we would historically do it by hand,” Jones said. Those standing posts can also serve another purpose: Occasionally, Captain Murchison is used to escort aging aircraft carriers into the Port of Brownsville for decommissioning, and for that, the standing posts hold M240B machine guns. The boat typically has a crew of six. Its current pilot is Sgt. Jason Duke of the Texas Game Wardens, who formerly piloted Captain Williams. Accompanying him is Greg Bowers-Vest, a civilian

American Ship Review 2021 23 SEAWAY PILOT V Gladding-Hearn Seaway Pilots’ launch built to take on the icy St. Lawrence By Casey Conley

he St. Lawrence Seaway Pilots Ray Hunt Design, has thicker bottom work in some of the harshest plating to operate in ice conditions Tconditions imaginable. The and a heated deck, rails and boarding pilots’ new launch, Seaway Pilot V, has platform. already shown itself up to the task. The 1,300-hp Seaway Pilot V Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding of replaces the pilots’ smaller, lighter Somerset, Mass., modified its proven Seaway Pilot IV, which now occupies Chesapeake-class hull to withstand a reserve role. Capt. John Boyce, Casey Conley winter in upstate New York. The president of the Seaway Pilots, said capable in inclement weather. Those 53.5-foot vessel, built with plans from the new vessel is heavier and more traits came in handy during the deliv- ery voyage to Cape Vincent, N.Y. “It rode very well once we got to Lake Ontario,” Boyce said of the trip, Above and left, which included a multiday journey up Seaway Pilot V has the Hudson River and the Erie Canal an ice-strengthened hull and robust heat- into the lake at Oswego, N.Y. “We ing system to work had 8-foot seas, and we were able to safely and comfort- do 25 knots comfortably.” ably in cold weather. The leg from Gladding-Hearn to Right, Capt. Mark Leet and Seaway Pilots the Hudson was equally impressive. President John Boyce “We had 3-foot swells and 2-foot (right) were among the Casey Conley seas, and it went through those like crew that delivered the new launch to Cape nothing,” he said. “That whole time Vincent, N.Y. between Somerset and the canal, we

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jrc-americas.com didn’t get any spray of water on deck The Seaway Pilots have three stay alongside while the pilot climbs … which is pretty impressive.” boats in their fleet. Seaway Pilot II, on or off, and then break away from There are three pilotage districts also known as “Old Blue,” is a steel- the much larger vessel. “They are spanning the Great Lakes. The east- hulled launch capable of 10 knots. designed to be pilot boats from the ernmost is District 1 — served by The 40-foot Seaway Pilot IV, built ground up,” he said. the Seaway Pilots — running from about a decade ago, can do 27 knots The shipyard has delivered more St. Regis, N.Y., on the St. Lawrence but has serious limitations during the than 20 Chesapeake-class launches to Port Weller on Lake Ontario, the colder months. The craft bounces over the years. Each shares the same northern terminus of the Welland around in rough water and ice can basic platform, with notable modifica- Canal. The group’s 18 pilots assist clog its waterjets. tions for each depending on geogra- about 1,500 ships in the Seaway each Seaway Pilot V provides greater phy, climate and client preferences. year. Given the length of Seaway flexibility and comfort, particularly “It is one of my favorite types of transits, most ships change pilots at for the longer voyages to the new boats,” Duclos said. “It doesn’t have a lot of accommodations, and it is all about getting out there and doing its job.” Seaway Pilot V is specially designed for work in colder climates. The bot- tom plating is made from half-inch aluminum rather than 5/16-inch or 3/8-inch aluminum used on vessels bound for warmer climates. It also has an ice belt along the waterline made from 3/8-inch plating inserts. Ice conditions on the St. Lawrence and eastern Lake Ontario vary based

SPECIFICATIONS Seaway Pilot V The Seaway Among the electronics highlights Pilots designed are theOwner/ Simrad ES80St. Lawrence echo soundersSeaway the navigation OPERATor: Pilots Casey Conley that identify species of fish by recog- electronics and Designer/ Ray Hunt Design/ controls for sim- nizingBuil thed differenter: Gladding-Hearn frequencies that Shipbuilding plicity. each species produces, and the Simrad FX80Dimensi catchons: monitoring 53.5’ x 17’8” system. x 8’6” It pro- Cape Vincent. anchorages, Boyce said. It also should vides Mliveissi videoon: Pilotof the transfers trawl for moni- Crew size: 2 For much of its recent history, reduce the number of days lost to bad toring the fish flow in the net and the transfers occurred more or less in weather. “It lets us service the two effectiveness of the bycatch exclud- front of the Seaway Pilots’ Cape anchorages, operate in more inclem- ers.Hull Catch sensors activateDRS4D as the net � Aluminum monohull � GPS: (1) Furuno GP-330 Vincent office. The Coast Guard ent weather and operate in some stretches, preventing theGPS/WAAS deterioration sensor Propulsion � AIS: (1) Furuno FA150 recently approved new anchorages degree of ice,” he said. of the fish by reducing Radio: the (1) time Furuno they � Engines: (2) Tier 3 � at Tibbetts Point, several miles into Gladding-Hearn began building areVolvo pulled Penta throughD16, 650 theFM-4800 water. VHF The with 8’ hp each antenna; (2) Furuno Lake Ontario, and Carleton Island a pilot boats from its shipyard along the sensors also indicate whenHS-4800 the handset net is � Gears: (2) ZF Marine few miles downriver, thereby extend- Taunton River more than 60 years 500-1A � Loudhailer: (1) Furuno LH-3000 � Propellers: (2) 30” ing some runs up to 5 miles in either ago. Since then, it has delivered close Hung Shen 5-blade direction. to 100 — many with the deep-V hull nibral props Additional � Auxiliary generator: (1) information 12-kW Northern Lights These longer runs aren’t a prob- form developed by Ray Hunt in the � Llebroc seats Maximum speed: 24 � � Espar/Eberspaecher lem during the summer and early fall 1950s and ‘60s. These vessels, adapt- knots 100,000-BTU diesel when conditions are generally moder- ed from high-performing recreational � Cruising speed: ~20 boiler knots � Heated deck, rails and ate. But winter arrives early and tends powerboats, maintain speed in chop upper platform to stick around into April. Subzero and offer a comparatively comfortable Navigation/ � Harken manual rescue communications winch temperatures, ice conditions and ride even in rough seas. MateSaver overboard � Electronic chart display: � spray that freezes on deck are com- Most importantly, Gladding-Hearn (3) Furuno NavNet rescue system TZtouch 14” multi- � R.W. Fernstrum keel mon during the early winter and early President Peter Duclos said, these function radar/plotter coolers display � Fuel capacity: 800 spring. The Seaway season typically pilot boats do what they are meant to gallons � Radar: (1) 4-kW Furuno ends around Jan. 1 and starts anew in do. That is, they can come alongside March. a ship in a wide range of conditions,

26 American Ship Review 2021 on the weather, river conditions, hat or as long as a football field, and freezes on surfaces almost instantly the frequency of U.S. and Canadian anywhere from 1 to 4 feet thick. in frigid temperatures, and it can coat icebreaking efforts and other factors. Seaway Pilot V, of course, won’t be the hull and deck on windy, choppy “Some years we have no ice, and in tasked with crashing through heavy days. Seaway Pilot V is outfitted with other years they break it out early and ice sheets. But it will let the pilots a diesel-fired Espar hydronic heater it flows well,” Boyce said. “But we work when ice is present, rather than that warms the wheelhouse, main are downstream from Lake Ontario, forcing them to wait for conditions to deck and handrails. Waste heat from so all of that ice from the lake keeps change. the engine supplements the heater funneling in.” Ice in the water is one thing. Ice system. Chunks can be as small as a hard- on deck is another. Freshwater spray The upper platform atop the wheelhouse, where many pilots board, also is heated. The system, a first for Gladding-Hearn, uses electric heating pads and handrails to prevent ice buildup. The front, roof and for- ward side windows are heated, as is the forward-facing Carlisle & Finch spotlight. “The whole mechanism is heated, so at 20 below zero it will turn on and it will go around,” Boyce said. Seaway Pilot Propulsion on Seaway Pilot V comes V can hit 24 from twin 650-hp Volvo Penta D16 knots thanks Casey Conley main engines turning 30-inch Hung to twin 650-hp Volvo Penta D16 Shen props through ZF reduction engines. gears. The maximum speed exceeds

American Ship Review 2021 27 23 knots, although it will likely cruise Seaway Pilot V has separate high- “It allows the operator to operate between 15 and 20 knots to save fuel. resolution screens on either side of without taking his attention away from Electrical power comes from a single the wheel, placed in the operator’s his main job,” Leet said. “The stuff Northern Lights genset mounted aft line of sight. The deck hand, who you actually need to do your job safely of the mains. Humphree interceptors sits on the port side of the wheel- is right in front of you.” are installed at the transom. house, has a single screen that can Like most pilot boats, there isn’t Boyce describes the propulsion toggle between radar and charts. much on the fore or aft decks. The package as “keep it simple, stupid” Necessary switches are placed within bow has an open loading platform — a mantra that extends to the arm’s length on the dash. Rarely- surrounded by heated handrails. The interior outfitting. The small head used controls are located on the ladder to the upper platform is on the commonly installed on Chesapeake- side heading down to the forecastle. aft side of the superstructure. A con- class launches is gone, owing to the Furuno supplied the full suite of trol station is located on the starboard relatively short hops to and from navigation electronics, and Llebroc aft deck to assist with man-overboard ships. The forecastle instead has a made the shock-absorbing seats. The rescues. full-length settee and a floor-mounted cabin has seating for three pilots and Boyce, speaking over the din of chest-sized toolbox. two crew. shipyard workers finishing last-minute The vessel’s navigation electron- The Seaway Pilots run three boat tasks, spoke highly of Gladding- ics and dashboard layout represents crews, with a captain and deck hand Hearn’s workmanship and attention to a major step forward compared to on each boat. Capt. Mark Leet, who detail. “There is nothing (on the boat) other boats in the Seaway Pilots’ joined the pilots after a distinguished that rattles, shakes, or shimmies,” he fleet. Seaway Pilot II has just a single Navy career, helped design the dash said. “It is solid.” radar and VHF radio, while Seaway layout. The finished product is a “If there is such a thing as a stan- Pilot IV has one screen for the radar major improvement, he said, and one dard pilot boat, this would be it,” and chartplotter that’s hard to read in that will lead to safer operations in Boyce added. “They work and they split-screen mode. poor visibility. are built well.” •

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WINDSERVE ODYSSEY

Photos courtesy WindServe Marine Jones Act newbuild signals growing potential from offshore wind By Casey Conley

t’s likely a matter of when, not if, The 3,200-hp catamaran WindServe The 20-passenger vessel designed by offshore wind power will take off Odyssey left Senesco Marine in Rhode BMT Group is just the second of its Iin the United States. WindServe Island around Labor Day. The vessel kind in the United States. Marine has made an early investment has a short-term contract supporting WindServe Odyssey is purpose-built in crew transfer vessels (CTVs) to get the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind to carry technicians and equipment ahead of the coming boom. (CVOW) project near Virginia Beach. to and from offshore wind turbines. It is outfitted to make these voyages as quiet and comfortable as possible for the people on board. It can hit 28 knots and will cruise at roughly 25. At that speed, the passenger cabin will be no louder than a household dish- washer. But as WindServe Managing Director Josh Diedrich noted, the 64.9-foot vessel is capable of more Above and left, WindServe Odyssey than just crew transfers. It is designed is designed to carry to hold 10-foot containers on the fore technicians to and and aft decks, expanding the cargo from offshore wind capacity of a traditional CTV. It is turbines, and facili- tate safe embarka- outfitted for off-ship refueling and can tion onto the tur- perform seafloor surveys and other bine structures. oceanographic work in support of

30 American Ship Review 2021 has partnered with Dominion Energy on the Virginia project and Eversource for several projects in the Northeast. Other power companies also are work- ing to develop offshore wind across the U.S. Demonstration wind power projects are under development off Maine and Ohio, according to the American Wind Energy Association. The industry trade group expects 13 offshore wind projects delivering 9,100 megawatts will be online by 2026. All of those turbines will require specialized vessels to service them. WindServe Odyssey will work on charter this fall during final commissioning for the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind future wind power development. “Our main purpose and goal was to build a multipurpose offshore support vessel,” he said in a recent interview. “For us it opens up our capacity for work, and we can fulfill more of the client’s needs.” Above, the operator can

SPECIFICATIONS monitor and

WinAmongdServe O dtheyssey electronics highlights control nearly are the Simrad ES80 echo sounders every aspect of that identifyOwner/ species WindServe of fish Marine by recog- the vessel from OPERATor: the wheelhouse. nizingDesigner/ the different BMT frequencies Group/Senesco that Right, propul- each speciesBuilder: produces, Marine and the Simrad sion comes FX80Dimensi catchons: monitoring 64.9’ x 23’ system. x 4’ It pro- from four Scania vides Mliveissi videoon: Offshoreof the trawlwind support for moni- engines paired and surveys with HamiltonJet toring Crew the size:fish flowUp to in 4 the net and the waterjets. effectiveness of the bycatch exclud- ers. Catch sensors activate as the net Offshore wind power provides a project. It will carry people and cargo Hull Deck equipment stretches,� � Aluminum preventingcatamaran � �the Crane: deterioration Palfinger PK sizable chunk of Europe’s electric- nearly 27 miles to the turbines, which of the fish by reducing12000 the timeknuckle-boom they ity while employing many thousands are built atop sturdy foundations. Performance deck crane �  Winch: Hercules are� � Maximumpulled speed:through 28 the� water. The of people, including many mariners. That docking evolution is unique knots Hydraulics AAW-90 sensors also indicate whenanchor thewinch net is As of 2019, there were more than for the U.S. maritime industry. The � � Cruising speed: 25 knots � � 10’ container mounts 5,000 turbines operating in waters off captain steers the CTV bow into a on forward and aft Propulsion deck 12 European countries. Those tow- narrow notch and pushes against the � � Engines: (4) Tier 3 ers generate enough power for more turbine foundation during passenger Scania DI16, 800 Accommodations hp each � � (20) KPM Marine Crew than 8 million homes, according to loading and unloading. Passengers 100 seats � � Gears: (4) ZF Marine WindEurope. strap into a fall-arrest system and dis- 665 � � Bunks for 4 crew � � Propellers: (4) The U.S. wind power industry is embark one by one, climbing into the HamiltonJet HM461 Additional waterjets information just getting started but is likely to turbine itself. These transfers will be �  Auxiliary generator: (2) � � � CCTV covering all accelerate in the coming years. The relatively straightforward in calm seas. 24-kW Kohler areas of vessel �  Thrusters: (2) Sleipner five-turbine Block Island Wind proj- But that won’t always be the case. � � � Off-ship fuel transfer Motor Side-Power system 20-hp bow thruster ect, which came online in late 2016, “That is where the precision � � Deckhouse placed atop resilient mounts was the first major U.S. installation. maneuvering comes in,” Capt. Stewart Capacities Dominion Energy and Orsted are Bell, one of two WindServe Odyssey � � Fuel: 2,650 gallons Classifications �  Potable water: 150 � � � U.S. Coast Guard partnering on the two-turbine CVOW. captains, said in a recent interview at gallons Subchapter L �  Seawater ballast: The two turbines are scheduled to Senesco Marine in North Kingstown, � � � DNV GL class +1A 1,100 gallons HSLC R2 Crew come online later this year, a utility R.I. Safety, he added, is paramount � � Deck or cargo area: Windfarm 430 square feet spokesman said. when approaching the foundation. Orsted, a Danish power company, WindServe Odyssey is powered by

American Ship Review 2021 31 four HamiltonJet waterjets paired with four 800-hp Scania Tier 3 engines through ZF reduction gears. Twin 20-hp bow thrusters supplied by Sleipner Motor will give the opera- tor extra control when lining up for the turbine foundations. Bell said the propulsion package delivers speed, redundancy and excellent maneuver- ability. “The way this vessel was designed, I expect it will be a comfortable-riding boat,” Bell said. “The maneuverabil- ity is going to be wonderful.” WindServe Odyssey will often loiter near wind turbines while the techni- cians perform their work. The ves- ture. Diedrich said the vessel has a modern electronics suite that includes multiple radars and GPS, AIS, auto- pilot, GMDSS and electronic chart display with a Rose Point navigation system. “We have a lot of systems up here for what some people would consider a small boat,” Bell said. “That is all Above and left, set up so I can get where I am going WindServe safely.” Odyssey has airline-style The dashboard design, he added, seating for 20 puts the navigation electronics in front people and a of the operator “so I can take a look at refreshment area. (them) without taking my eyes off the road.” There also are bridge wing sta- sel is equipped with HamiltonJet’s aluminum superstructure is resilient- tions, port and starboard, for docking JETanchor virtual anchor system, mounted atop nearly two dozen rub- and man-overboard rescues. which functions a lot like a dynamic ber blocks to absorb vibration and The wheelhouse is equipped for positioning system. The system auto- reduce noise. The passenger saloon is remote operating of the engine space matically positions the bow into the equipped with 20 KPM Marine shock- with monitoring from a closed-circuit seas, and it will hold station even in absorbing seats in an airline seating camera system and alarm panel. Just moderate weather. Humphree inter- configuration. The vessel has laundry about every aspect of vessel opera- ceptors are installed at the transom for machines, a refreshment area and a tions can be controlled through the improved ride control. flat-screen TV. wheelhouse, including starting and When called upon, WindServe WindServe Odyssey will operate with stopping the engines and running the Odyssey can do more than just carry just two crewmembers, typically a fire pumps, bilge and ballast water people. The front and aft decks have captain and deck hand, working two- systems. tie-downs for 10-foot cargo containers, week rotations. The company has two WindServe Odyssey has a Reygar and the foredeck is equipped with a crews, with all four mariners licensed BareFLEET monitoring system that Palfinger PK 12000 knuckle-boom to operate the vessel. The CTV has supplies real-time vessel performance crane to load equipment and cargo. four crew berths for rare occasions data to shoreside personnel. Alex The vessel also can supply fuel to when overnight accommodations are Babbin, WindServe’s operations man- generators used during turbine con- necessary. There are two heads, one ager, said the system displays alarms, struction. with a shower. vessel performance and even seasick- The interior is reminiscent of WindServe declined to share spe- ness potential based on motion sen- a Gulf of Mexico crew boat, while cifics about wheelhouse electronics sors. It can track how hard the vessel outstripping many such vessels for given the sensitive nature of its work pushes onto the turbine foundation comfort and amenities. The CTV’s alongside critical electric infrastruc- and whether it has any hard contacts

32 American Ship Review 2021 against these structures. reduce fuel consumption by shutting system in the engine compartment. “That’s a great thing,” Bell said, down more main engines when we are Twin 24-kW Kohler self-paralleling “because it gives them a tool to loitering,” Babbin added. “Whatever generators provide ship service power. monitor (the crew), but it also gives us we can do to conserve fuel we would WindServe Odyssey has multiple feedback as the operators so we can take under consideration.” options for man-overboard rescues, make it a better experience for the The vessel is equipped with including a Jason’s cradle, rescue davit technicians.” advanced firefighting systems that and integrated rescue ladders leading “We can grab a lot of our key per- exceed Coast Guard regulations. Each to a gate on the hull. “It goes back to formance indicators from that data … hull has a Hercules Hydraulics fire safety. Safety is key for these opera- from Reygar, like if we want to try to pump and 3M Novec fire suppression tions,” Bell said. WindServe Marine is a subsidiary of Reinauer Group, which also owns Senesco Marine, a longtime builder of tugboats and barges. WindServe Odyssey is the shipyard’s first aluminum boat. However, plans are already underway WindServe Odyssey sits to build a sister vessel to meet future dockside in demand. Virginia Beach. “Marine wind is where we have The vessel can to go as a country and where industry accommodate underwater sur- wants to go,” Diedrich said. “Barring veying equip- any major regulatory pushback from ment in sup- the government, it is something that port of future offshore wind is going to happen and it is going to projects. flourish.” •

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American Ship Review 2021 33 MADONNA

Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding Madonna adds flexibility, ice-breaking capacity for Wisconsin operator Story by Casey Conley | Photos by Heidi Hodges

or most of this century, the ferry has joined the fleet. Washington Island Ferry Line “We haven’t had the luxury of a Fhad a single icebreaking vessel backup vessel should our primary available for winter runs across Lake winter boat, Arni J. Richter, have Michigan’s Death’s Door Passage. The mechanical issues during the ice arrangement caused some sleepless operating season,” said Purinton, nights for company President Hoyt the fourth-generation president Purinton. of the ferry company based on He should rest a little easier this Washington Island, Wis. “The year- year now that a second ice-hardened round community ... depends on daily

service every day of the year, and this vessel strengthens our position during the most operationally challenging Top and right, period of the year.” Madonna can hold 28 vehicles and has Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding a 15-foot overhead completed the 124-foot Madonna clearance to accom- in July using plans developed by modate large cargo. Left, The ferry typi- Seacraft Design. Both firms are based cally operates with in Sturgeon Bay, Wis., and they are three crew. Pictured among nearly a dozen vendors and from left are Jed suppliers from the Badger State Ellefson, Capt. Joel Gunnlaugsson and used in Madonna’s construction and Derek Heath. outfitting.

34 American Ship Review 2021 The 1,600-hp double-ended surges in the summer as seasonal Nautical charts for this section of Lake newbuild is the largest and most visitors arrive. Michigan still refer to the waterway versatile ferry in Washington Island The 4.5-mile route crosses by its original French name, Porte Ferry’s five-vessel fleet. It was designed Death’s Door Passage, a strait that des Morts. Numerous shipwrecks with 15 feet of overhead clearance to earned its name from a Native have occurred here over the years, accommodate larger vehicles, including American legend that was passed burnishing its reputation as a difficult oversized construction equipment and along to French explorers who passage. special cargoes. It can hold 28 vehicles visited the region in the 1600s. Although Lake Michigan remains and up to 149 passengers. As of August, the ferry line was still breaking in the new boat. But the captains have noticed some nice surprises in its performance. “Underway, it is quiet and incredibly smooth,” Purinton said. “There is absolutely no Washington vibration. Although we haven’t had Island has a year-round much rough weather, in a beam sea it is a population of comfortable ride.” 700 but swells Washington Island Ferry is the sole with visitors in the summer. transportation link for people, vehicles, Just about delivery trucks, construction equipment everything that and more between its namesake island reaches the and the Door County peninsula. island comes on Washington The island has about 700 year-round Island Ferry residents, and demand for ferry service Line vessels.

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American Ship Review 2021 35 open throughout the year, Green Bay ice fields don’t get the time to knit transverse frames more widely spread is 75 to 100 percent covered in ice for together and (they) provide leads out. The result is a stronger, sturdier several months in a typical winter. or seams to work through. On the hull well suited for operating in ice Washington Island ferries sometimes bad side, when enough wind gets conditions. get lucky and can run in the same behind a field with room to run, it “Structurally, it is very stout,” trackline for a week or longer. More creates above-surface windrows and Pudlo said in a recent interview, often, the wind or currents change, subsurface stacking.” adding that the vessel is built to ABS pushing the ice fields around. The 104-foot Arni J. Richter Ice Class C0 standards. “Most of “This is both good and bad at the will remain the company’s primary the hull plating is half-inch, and the same time,” Purinton said. “Newer icebreaker. It has proven itself stiffening inside is pretty substantial. There is a lot of mass in the boat, which makes it ride comfortably when not breaking ice.” Madonna was designed with a gradual stem angle and profile that should allow it to ride up onto the ice and then break through. The main deck hangs over the model bow much like an aircraft carrier, while the overhang at amidships is 22 inches on each side. The propulsion system on Madonna consists of twin EPA Tier 3 Caterpillar C32 engines generating 800 hp each. The Cat engines are paired with

SPECIFICATIONS MadoAmongnna the electronics highlights are theOwner/ Simrad ES80Washington echo Island sounders thatOP identifyERATor: species Ferry Lineof fish by recog- Designer/ Seacraft Design nizingBuil thed differenter: frequencies that eachDimensi speciesons: produces, 124‘ x 40‘ and x 10‘8” the Simrad Above, Madonna’s FX80M catchissio monitoringn: Passenger/vehicle system. ferry; It pro - icebreaking power plant consists vides live video of the trawl for moni- of Caterpillar C32 Crew size: 3 toring the fish flow in the net and the engines, Twin Disc effectiveness of the bycatch exclud- gears and Kahlenberg stainless steel props. Hull gallons ers. Catch sensors activate as the net Right, Madonna’s � Steel monohull stretches, preventingNa thevig atdeteriorationion/ enclosed second level ofPerf theo fishrma nbyce reducingcommuni the timecat itheyons has 27 seats, while the � Maximum speed: 13 � Radar: Furuno and exposed third deck has areknots pulled through the water. The Simrad 4G radars bench seating. sensors� Cruising alsospeed: indicate 10 � when Electronic the chart net display: is knots Simrad multifunction display repeatedly since delivery in 2003 four-blade Kahlenberg stainless- Propulsion � Radio: Icom VHF from Bay Shipbuilding. The 2,000- steel propellers through Aqualoy 17 � Engines: (2) Tier 3 Caterpillar C32, 800 Additional hp ferry has run through stacked ice shafts and Twin Disc reduction gears. hp each information Gears: (2) Twin Disc deeper than its 10’4” draft. It makes Electrical power comes from two � � Twin Disc EC300 pro- MG-540, 3.9:1 ratio pulsion control system 2 to 3 mph even in foot-thick, blue 30-kW Northern Lights generators. � Propellers: (2) 60” Grimstad hydraulic ramp 4-blade Kahlenberg � new-plate ice. Madonna will play a The ferry’s maximum speed is about � Grimstad fire suppres- stainless-steel props sion system supporting role to Arni, particularly in 13 knots, and it cruises at 10 knots in � Generators: (2) 30-kW Lorex CCTV system Northern Lights � � HiTech Fabrication exte- late March when demand rises but the optimal conditions. M30C3F rior seating; Springfield ice hasn’t fully melted. R.W. Fernstrum & Co., based just � Cooling: R.W. Fernstrum Marine interior seating Gridcooler keel coolers � Sherwin-Williams hull Mark Pudlo, president of Seacraft across the border in Menominee, and deck coatings Capacities Design, designed Madonna based Mich., supplied the keel coolers. Each � Passengers: 149 Classifications on input from the ferry company. is built into recessed pockets on the Vehicles: 28 cars � � U.S. Coast Guard � Fuel: 9,500 gallons Subchapter K The hull is longitudinally framed hull protected by ice guards, with Lube oil: 145 gallons � � ABS Ice Class C0 throughout, with closely spaced fairings built into the hull to keep � Sewage tank: 770 stiffeners running lengthwise and ice away. The sea chests are located

36 American Ship Review 2021 inside the keel cooler pockets to filter the island that previously would not Madonna is named for a schooner out and melt any ice that accumulates fit. Less than a week after it entered that served Washington Island for around the intake. service, Madonna carried a massive many years. A replica of the ship Madonna’s maximum power is 400 100-ton rock-crushing unit. hangs above the sanctuary of Trinity hp less than Arni J. Richter, something The passenger spaces are located Lutheran Church on the island. Arni Purinton attributed to striking a balance on the second and third decks. J. Richter is named for a longtime between cost and the performance The enclosed second level has 27 island resident and former ferry line needed, with allowances in the Springfield Marine seats, while the president. engineering spaces and engine models exposed third level has bench seating Bay Shipbuilding, a major to increase horsepower in the future if made by Hi Tec Fabrication of employer in Door County, has now needed. Caterpillar also discontinued Sturgeon Bay. The interior spaces are built three ferries for Washington the 3508 engine line that powers Arni. heated to keep passengers comfortable Island service. Purinton offered high Installing Cat mains that met Tier during the cold winter months. praise for the shipyard, particularly its 4 emissions standards would have Stainless-steel handrails are installed willingness to offer suggestions and required aftertreatment, creating “a throughout the vessel for durability solve problems as they arise, without whole rat’s nest of problems,” he said. and ease of maintenance. resorting immediately to costly change Madonna’s main deck is split into The wheelhouse contains a modern orders. four vehicle lanes, and its extra length array of navigation electronics suited “There is familiarity here, where compared to Arni J. Richter allows for the relatively short crossing. These a handshake and looking a guy in the for an additional row of cars in each include Furuno and Simrad radars, a eye means something,” Purinton said. lane. Overhead clearance, at 15 feet, Simrad multifunction display, Icom “There are many folks on this project is a foot higher than its predecessor. VHF radios and a Ritchie magnetic with island ties, or who ride on it That seemingly small difference lets compass. AutoNav Marine Systems during the weekend or maybe grew up the new vessel carry one-off cargoes supplied the hydraulic steering on the island, so there is a lot of pride and special equipment to and from package. with their finished product.” •

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Photos courtesy All American Marine Speedy Shearwater creates new opportunities for offshore research By Caitlin Andrews he scientists at Duke University opening new doors for Duke students which the university retired in 2012 and Marine Lab had a good idea what and researchers. 2014, respectively. It also operates sever- Tthey wanted in a new research “It really has allowed us to think al smaller crafts for daylong excursions. vessel. It had to be quick enough to about working in areas that were going Shearwater can travel up to 400 miles keep pace with the speedy pilot whales, to be difficult for us, had we had to char- round trip, far enough to reach the and efficient enough for voyages well ter a vessel from another institution,” Bahamas without stopping for fuel. It offshore. said Andrew Read, a marine biology pro- can achieve this thanks to its 1,500-gal- The 77-by-26.5-foot Shearwater fessor and Duke Marine Lab director. lon fuel capacity and a watermaker that checked all the right boxes. The 1,600- The Duke Marine Lab, located in can supply 700 gallons of fresh water a hp aluminum catamaran designed by Beaufort, N.C., is part of the Nicholas day. Shearwater can carry 30 passengers Teknicraft and built by All American School of the Environment. It was and has berthing for 14. It typically Marine is outfitted with modern sci- founded in the 1930s, and has oper- operates with three crew. entific equipment, multiple lab spaces ated numerous research vessels over “We deliberately tried to keep her and comfortable accommodations. It the years, including the 135-foot Cape small and fuel efficient and relatively provides greater range and endurance, Hatteras and 50-foot Susan Hudson, inexpensive for folks who want to char- ter,” Read said. “We think that there’s a market there for folks who are in the $5,000- to $6,000-a-day range for char- ters, rather than the $10,000- to $12,000- a-day charters that a lot of these vessels are charging.” The vessel is outfitted for myriad Above, Teknicraft research areas, including marine ecology designed Shearwater and conservation, biological oceanog- specifically for the raphy, and renewable energy develop- Duke University Marine ment. Specifically, Duke students and Lab. Left, Its 400-mile range allows for dedi- faculty are interested in learning how cated research activi- human activities offshore affect marine ties far from shore. life.

38 American Ship Review 2021 “That’s where conflicts between things like renewable energy, oil and gas interact with fisheries and conservation of marine invertebrates are happening,” Read said. Achieving this kind of range, speed Right, Shearwater’s and efficiency within a 77-foot cata- wheelhouse has maran platform — particularly one so advanced naviga- loaded with scientific equipment — was tion electronics. no small feat. Naval architect Nic de Below, It also has a flying bridge and Waal, managing director of Teknicraft aft control station. Design in Auckland, New Zealand, Bottom, lab spaces said the ship was tailored specifically to occupy about 60 Duke’s needs. square feet on the main deck. The hydrofoil system is a key com- ponent of the design. The foils provide reduction gears. The V-drive arrange- lift, which reduces draft and drag when ment puts the gears forward of the main the vessel reaches a certain speed. The engines, which are located directly over primary foil is installed between the the shafts running aft. The engines turn demi-hulls of the catamaran along the twin five-bladed VEEM propellers. Its vessel’s center of gravity. It functions range at the 24-knot cruising speed is much like a wing on an aircraft. Two between 350 and 400 miles.

stabilizing foils near the stern ensure SPECIFICATIONS that the vessel remains stable when SheAmongarwater the electronics highlights “flying” along at speed. are theOwner/ Simrad ES80Duke Universityecho sounders “The most important feature of thatOP identifyERATor: species Marine of Lab fish by recog- it is fuel consumption. It only works mated to be about 160 nautical miles. nizingDesigner/ the different Teknicraft frequencies Design/All that Builder: American Marine well on a boat of this size that is going The group decided to press ahead with each species produces, and the Simrad Dimensions: 77’ x 26.5’ x 6’ to do more than 20 knots,” de Waal the voyage despite the forecast, and the FX80M catchissio monitoringn: Offshore marinesystem. It pro- explained. “You want to have enough vessel maintained 18 to 20 knots in rela- vides live video researchof the trawl for moni- power so that you can get over the tive comfort despite 6-foot seas and a toring Crew the size:fish flow3 in the net and the 20-knot speed … and the higher the 20-knot headwind. effectiveness of the bycatch exclud- speed of the boat, the more efficient The ship also shines during longer, ers. Catch sensors activate as the net Hull � Winch: Hawboldt Model the foil becomes.” less intensive trips, Dawson said. The stretches,� Hydrofoil-assisted preventing alumi- theSPR-1230/S deterioration hydraulic num catamaran winch The vessel burns roughly the same ship’s first mission involved coordinat- of the fish by reducing the time they amount of fuel per nautical mile when ing with one of the university’s smaller arePerf pulledorma nthroughce theNavig water.atio n/The � Maximum speed: 24 communications making 24 or 25 knots as it does churn- boats and a U.S. Navy ship on a whale- sensorsknots also indicate� when Satellite theconnection: net is ing along at 20 knots, he said. tagging mission. Shearwater spent four � Survey speed: 3 knots Iridium GO � Radio: (1) Icom M802 The design has another benefit, par- days idling on station, during which time Propulsion SSB; (2) Icom M506 ticularly for researchers not accustomed it burned roughly 100 gallons a day. � Engines: (2) Caterpillar VHF C18, 803 hp each � Compass: Furuno SC70 to operating in rough waters. “You can “Certainly five to seven days without � Gears: (2) ZF Marine satellite compass V-drive � AIS: Furuno FA170 feel as soon as you start taking off, she refueling is feasible,” he said. “But for � Propellers: (2) 5-blade, gets up on that foil and just cuts full-on transit speed, it’d be 38” VEEM props Accommodations � Auxiliary generator: (2) � Berths for 14 people right through any sea and more like three, four days. 24-kW Kohler � Wet/dry lab spaces provides an absolutely And at high speed we Capacities Additional incredible smooth can burn through all � Fuel: 1,500 gallons information  Potable water: 390 gal- � � Sea-Bird SBE45 ride at high speed,” our fuel in 17 hours.” lons; watermaker can MicroTSG thermosalino- Shearwater Capt. “Fuel,” Dawson produce 700 gallons graph a day � Sea-Bird SBE38 digital Matthew Dawson added, “is our only � Deck or cargo area: oceanographic ther- 480 square feet, back mometer said. real limiter.” deck; 270 square feet, � Willard Marine SEA These seakeep- Shearwater’s pro- top deck FORCE 490 RHIB with Yamaha 50-hp ing attributes came pulsion system con- Deck equipment outboard in handy during a sists of twin 803-hp � Crane: Toimil SL-5000 marine-grade crane recent student voyage Caterpillar C18 Tier 3 Crane winch: Rotzler Classifications � U.S. Coast Guard from Miami, Fla., to Key engines from N C Power Titan TC1, 1,900-pound � capacity Subchapter T West, a trip Dawson esti- paired with ZF V-drive

American Ship Review 2021 39 VEEM, based outside Perth, hopes to attract a more diverse group of 24-kW Kohler generators. Australia, machines narrow grooves students into the profession. The elevated pilothouse offers nearly onto the trailing edge of each propeller, “Just to allow students to imagine 360-degree views. Dawson described- allowing for placement of small nylon that there’s a path forward to marine sci- vessel as having “a real Starship interceptor strips. These strips can be ence I think is really important,” Read Enterprise-type bridge” with Furuno changed, which in turn changes the said. “If we can expose a couple thou- navigation electronics, an Iridium GO pitch of the propeller, de Waal said. sand students, and four or five of them satellite communications system, and These strips can be removed using basic think seriously about a career path that Icom VHF radios. Shearwater also has a hand tools, without hauling the vessel way, I think that’s awesome.” flying bridge atop the wheelhouse and out of the water. Shearwater is outfitted with a wide an aft control station. The Duke Marine Lab operates range of scientific equipment and instru- These features let the operator year-round, and the university expects ments, offering flexibility among Duke’s keep an eye on all the equipment as Shearwater will spend 100 days a year own researchers as well as potential it’s launched off the stern while staying at sea between student and faculty charterers. The vessel’s aft deck has a in communication with the deck crew. research and charters. Local schools also robust A-frame and a Toimil crane that The wide deck allows for good visibil- will have a chance to come on board can lift more than six tons of gear. The ity for whale watching, and the ship’s for field trips and other learning experi- crane also can deploy the ship’s Willard nimbleness makes for easy docking. ences. Marine workboat. “They’ve really thought of every- The $11 million gift that allowed the Inside the vessel, there are wet and thing,” Dawson said, referring to All school to build Shearwater included an dry lab spaces, each occupying about 63 American and Teknicraft. “The build endowment that will facilitate commu- square feet on the main deck. The ves- quality and forethought that went into nity outreach at local schools and clubs sel has a full galley and separate mess on the build and the layout I think is totally to introduce children to marine biology, the main deck, four cabins below deck intentional. I haven’t been on any vessel especially those underrepresented and in the hulls and one cabin on the main as well-built and planned and laid out as underserved in the field. The university deck. Electrical power comes from two this one.” •

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here were plenty of Smaller, nimbler fireboats outboards and has a 1,500- Above, Dallas Fire-Rescue noteworthy small continue to leave American gpm Darley pump powered Department in Texas operates ships built within the shipyards for inland and by a dedicated V-8 engine, its 28-foot response craft on the T 22,000-acre Lake Ray Hubbard. last year in the pilot, patrol coastal departments, along with a TFT fire and fireboat sector. with more vessels under monitor and three discharge Gladding-Hearn construction. ports. driven by a dedicated GM Shipbuilding led the market Lake Assault also V-6 engine. in pilot boat deliveries FIREBOATS delivered a 28-foot MetalCraft Marine of once again, while Metal Lake Assault Boats built firefighting and rescue Kingston, Ontario delivered Shark completed multiple a 28-foot vessel for the craft to the Dallas Fire- its fourth FireStorm 50 pilot launches and has a San Bernardino County Rescue Department in fireboat to the Kuwait faceted pilot boat under Fire Protection District in Dallas County, Texas. The Fire Service Directorate. construction now. California. It’s the agency’s vessel typically operates on Propulsion comes from The patrol boat market third boat from the Superior, the 22,000-acre Lake Ray Volvo D13 1,000-hp twin remains steady, bolstered Wis., shipyard. Hubbard. diesels combined with by multiple projects for The fireboat works on Propulsion comes from Marine Jet Power 310X the U.S. Navy. Meanwhile, California’s high-altitude two 250-hp Honda outboard mixed flow waterjets, a law enforcement agencies Big Bear Lake. As such, motors controlled through a combination that allows the welcomed new vessels and the new vessel has a fully- one-touch joystick system. boat to reach 44.5 knots. foreign governments turned enclosed pilothouse and The vessel also has a digital Temperatures in Kuwait to American shipbuilders reinforced hull to handle anchoring system. It draws routinely exceed 100 for capable new patrol and ice. It’s powered by twin less than 18 inches. The degrees. Thus, the boat is small military vessels. 350-hp Mercury Verado 1,250-gpm fire pump is cooled by twin 27K-BTU

42 American Ship Review 2021 Dometic turbo air HVAC evacuation. units, with a back-up MetalCraft Marine 150 years of maritime education! 36K-BTU Arctic Wolf and Stanley Boats built a compressor. A 20-kW Kohler Stanley 26 Bullnose fireboat generator provides electrical for the Forsyth County Fire power. Department in Georgia. professional Its firefighting system Propulsion on the 26-foot Mariner Training consists of twin Darley ZSM boat comes from a 300-hp aT sUnY MariTiMe College 3000 pumps that achieved Yamaha engine providing a 7,500 gpm during sea trials. top speed of over 36 knots. The fire pumps supply roof- A Darley PSDE fire pump and bow-mounted EXM can provide 1,500 gpm. Scorpion 2,500-gpm remote- Other notable fireboat sTCW controlled water cannons projects including those revalidation from Elkhart Brass. The from Metal Shark of vessel is also equipped with Jeanerette, La. The yard and twin Copperhead 1,250-gpm is building a custom 70 refresher manual water cannons on Defiant model fireboat for the aft deck. Canaveral Fire Rescue in courses MetalCraft Marine Cape Canaveral, Fla. and its subsidiary Stanley The 70-foot welded Boats delivered a 34-foot aluminum monohull landing craft and fireboat pilothouse vessel is www.sunymaritime.edu/ to the Costa Rica Fire equipped with four 800-hp page/professional-mariner-training Department. The boat MAN diesel engines paired will provide fire protection with quad HamiltonJet (718) 409-7341 around Tortuguero Station waterjets, a configuration along the Central American that will deliver a top speed country’s northeast coast. of 35 knots. Twin 150-hp Yamaha The vessel will be outboards propel the vessel equipped with twin Darley to 40 knots. Its firefighting fire pumps rated at 3,000 equipment includes a gpm, each feeding two Darley PSDE 1,500-gpm 2,000-gpm remote-operated fire pump and an Akron bow monitors, a 5,000-gpm Apollo monitor. The aft remote-operated rooftop deck is designed to carry 10 monitor, two 1,250-gpm people under the covered manually operated aft deck roof for medical support or water monitors, two aft deck Below, Munson Boats delivered risers with dual 2.5-inch the 34-foot Marine 1 for the hand line connections, and Fall River Fire Department in dual 5-inch Storz hydrant Massachusetts. Munson Boats

American Ship Review 2021 43 outlets. It’s also equipped with a 500-gallon foam tank with gravity fast feed capability and integrated Purple-K dry chemical fire suppression system. Right, Metal The vessel’s design Shark deliv- ered Marine also includes a positive- 57 for South pressure chemical, Bowers biological, radiological, Fire Co. in Delaware. nuclear, and high-yield Below, The explosive (CBRNE) system Lake Charles to provide crew protection Pilots took during extreme disaster delivery of Cameron response scenarios. It will Pilot II from be equipped with a FLIR Gladding-

multi-sensor marine thermal Hearn. Metal Shark

Taunton River and Mt. package that includes GPS, Hope Bay. sonar, chart plotting, and The vessel is powered structure scan sonar. It also by twin 350-hp Suzuki has a FLIR M-324S infrared outboards and can travel up video camera. to 37 knots. It is equipped The firefighting system with a Hale 1,500-gpm consists of a Hale Attack fire pump, two forward- Max HPX450-B35 fire pump facing fire monitors, and delivering 500 gpm. an enclosed pilothouse with head, galley, and air PILOT BOATS conditioning and heating Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding system. of Somerset, Mass., made Silver Ships of Mobile, several notable deliveries to Ala., made a handful of pilot associations across the

Gladding-Hearn deliveries, including an United States. Among them Explorer 26 Dive Support was Cameron Pilot II, built for Vessel for the Tempe Fire the Lake Charles Pilots in Department in Arizona. The Lake Charles, La. camera. delivery in spring 2021, will 26-foot landing craft vessel The 70-foot all- Metal Shark also built be powered by twin 425-hp is powered by a single 250- aluminum deep-V hull Marine 57 for the South Cummins engines paired hp Honda outboard. designed by Ray Hunt Bowers (Del.) Fire Co. with Twin Disc reduction The company delivered Design is powered by twin The aluminum monohull gears and HamiltonJet an Explorer 26 fireboat Cummins QSK38-M diesel powered by twin Mercury waterjets. Its firefighting to the Spotsylvania Fire engines, each delivering outboards is responsible for equipment consists of a Department in Virginia. 1,300 hp at 1,800 rpm. Its rescues in Delaware Bay. single Hale RSD fire pump The landing craft-style top speed is 28 knots. Twin It entered service in April capable of nearly 2,000 hull has a power-operated Northern Lights M864W3 2020. gpm and two TFT remote- bow door to allow for rapid 25-kW gensets provide Moose Boats of Vallejo, controlled monitors. ATV deployment, and an electrical power. Calif., is making progress The Fall River enclosed pilothouse. The wheelhouse is on an M2-38 aluminum Fire Department in Twin 175-hp Suzuki equipped with Garmin catamaran bound for the Massachusetts took delivery outboards provide radars, chartplotter and Rochester (N.Y) Fire of a 34-foot aluminum propulsion, and the vessel GPS, along with a Furuno Department, for use on the monohull from Munson can reach 37 knots. The AIS and Standard Horizon Genesee River and Lake Boats of Burlington, Wash. wheelhouse is equipped radios. It’s outfitted with Ontario. The vessel, named Marine with an Eagle Lowrance eight Llebroc pilot and The vessel, scheduled for 1, primarily works in the navigation electronics crew seats, a sofa and two

44 American Ship Review 2021 baggage racks. Gladding-Hearn delivered its sixth pilot boat to Delta Launch Services, the operating company for the Associated Branch Pilots based at the mouth of the Mississippi River. The 52.6-foot aluminum St. John’s-class launch was designed with the deep-V hull developed by Ray Hunt Design. It is powered by twin Caterpillar C18 EPA Tier 3 diesel engines, each delivering 671 hp at 2,100 rpm and a top speed of Gladding--Hearn over 24 knots. Twin Disc delivered Richmond, a with Volvo Penta’s fully Gladding-Hearn MG-5136A gears turn five- Chesapeake-Class MK II integrated IPS propulsion delivered Sea Pilot blade propellers. The new launch to The Virginia Pilot system. The top speed is 34 to Delta Launch Services. The St. launch is U.S. Coast Guard Association. The 56-foot knots. John’s-class vessel is Subchapter T certified to boat is powered by twin “The combination certified to carry up carry 12 passengers for hire. 700-hp Volvo Penta D13- of the Volvo Penta IPS to 12 passengers for hire. Gladding-Hearn also 700 diesel engines paired system and the Humphree

American Ship Review 2021 45 interceptors gives the pilots Nibral four-blade propellers maneuvering near big ships inflatable boat is powered faster acceleration and through Twin Disc gears. and a FLIR thermal imaging by twin Suzuki 250-hp higher speeds and improved This boat incorporates system. outboards that deliver a comfort, while burning the “faceted hull” design Armstrong Marine 32-knot cruise speed and about 25 percent less fuel,” that Metal Shark initially of Port Angeles, Wash. a 40-knot top speed. It is shipyard President Peter developed for the U.S. delivered Piloto VIII to equipped with Shockwave Duclos said. Navy 40 PB program. The the Port of Manzanillo S3 shock-mitigating seats Richmond has heated boat has the large overhead on Mexico’s Pacific coast. for the operator and three side decks and handrails to spotter windows for The 31-foot rigid hull passengers.

PATROL BOATS Metal Shark delivered a 36-foot welded-aluminum patrol boat to the San Juan Police Department in Puerto Rico. The 36 Fearless model high- performance craft is powered by three 300-hp Left, Belle Chasse Marine Suzuki outboard engines Transportation delivering a top speed faster is operating Jet than 50 knots. 1 and Jet 2, The boat will be used in 45-foot alumi- Metal Shark Metal num monohulls disaster relief, search and built by Metal rescue, counter-narcotics, Shark. and other law enforcement operations. It also supports prevent ice accumulation. dive operations and is It also has a winch-operated equipped with a custom rotating davit system over a 36-inch dive door and dive recessed platform for pilot ladder, underwater lighting, rescue operations. 12 dive tank holders. It has Metal Shark of a Garmin radar, and FLIR Jeanerette, La. delivered camera. two new pilot boats to Metal Shark’s 40 Defiant Belle Chasse Marine design will become the new Transportation, located standard for a U.S. Navy outside New Orleans. patrol boat used around the Armstrong Marine Jet 1 and Jet 2 are 45-foot Defiant-class aluminum monohulls powered by twin Cummins QSM11 diesel engines coupled with HamiltonJet HJ322 waterjets. Cruising speed exceeds 30 knots and the Above, Armstrong top speed is close to 40. Marine Metal Shark is building built Piloto a 55-foot aluminum pilot VIII for the boat for the Pascagoula Port of Manzanillo Bar Pilots Association in in Mexico. Mississippi. The new vessel It also will be powered by twin built Salish 803-hp Caterpillar C18 Scout, right, for engines turning Michigan the state of

Wheel 34-inch-diameter Washington. Armstrong Marine

46 American Ship Review 2021 world. All told, up to 160 of the 44-foot U.S. Navy 40 PB vessels could be built in the coming years. These vessels are designed for extended gunfights and fending off asymmetric threats, Right, The Los including attacks from a Angeles Port swarm of small, armed boats. Police welcomed the 43-foot Boat It has an armored, climate- 42 in April 2020. controlled pilothouse, Below, The U.S. foundations for six MK 16 Navy chose automatic weapons plus Metal Shark’s 40 Defiant for a new a forward foundation for series of patrol

remote-controlled MK vessels. MetalCraft Marine 49 and MK 50 weapons systems. is powered by two 250-hp It will be Evinrude outboard motors powered by twin with RayMarine navigation Cummins QSB electronics. 6.7 diesel inboard Eglin Air Force Base engines, coupled in Florida took delivery via Twin Disc MG- of a 36-foot patrol boat 5065SC marine from Silver Ships that is transmissions capable of 43 knots. The to HamiltonJet rigid-hulled inflatable HTX30 waterjets boat (RHIB) is powered designed by two 300-hp Mercury specifically for Verado outboards and

the Navy 40 PB Shark Metal equipped with a Darley fire program. The boat pump, Furuno navigation is capable of 40 electronics and SHOXS knots. seating. Metal Shark also Natural Resources. They Skoglund to the Michigan Moose Boats won a announced production include the 38-foot Department of Natural contract from California’s of the 52 Fearless Super monohull Salish Scout and its Resources (DNR). The Department of Fish and Interceptor, a high- sister ship, Sentry. vessel is named for a Wildlife to build a 46-foot performance military patrol Powered by twin 425-hp Michigan DNR officer aluminum M1-46 catamaran vessel capable of 70 knots. Cummins QSB 6.7 engines killed on the job. to serve as an offshore game The 52-foot vessel will in a semi-tunnel straight The 29-foot vessel is warden boat. be powered by twin 1,650- shaft arrangement, the boat powered by two 350-hp The boat will be hp MAN 12-cylinder diesel cruises at 24 knots and Mercury Verado outboards powered by twin Volvo inboard engines combined can reach 30 knots during paired with the Mercury Penta D11 625-hp turbo with Arneson ASD14 pursuits. Salish Scout is JPO joystick controls for diesel propulsion engines surface drives via ZF designed for marine law close-quarters maneuvering. paired with Twin Disc gears transmissions. The company enforcement and geoduck The enclosed wheelhouse and HamiltonJet waterjets. said 15 vessels were on clam fishery management. is equipped with shock- It is designed for extended order for overseas military To that end, it is equipped mitigating seats, RayMarine law enforcement and and police agencies. with a 4-foot dive platform, navigation electronics and wildlife sampling operations Armstrong Marine of tank racks, aft deck shower, a FLIR thermal imaging off the Northern California Port Angeles, Wash., won a and custom dive ladder to camera. coast. It will join Moose contract to design and build accommodate divers who The yard also delivered Boats M2-38 catamaran multiple law enforcement monitor the clam beds. a 26-foot AM800 patrol boat Cabezon in service. vessels for the Washington Silver Ships delivered to the Colchester Police Moose Boats also State Department of the patrol boat Emil Department in Vermont. It announced a contract to

American Ship Review 2021 47 build an M3 patrol boat for wardens for law enforcement the Santa Cruz (California) operations. Harbor Patrol. The 34-foot Ribcraft also has a contract National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration aluminum monohull will be to build about 48 anti-mine powered by twin Yamaha boats for the U.S. Navy. NOAA is the premiere 300-hp outboard engines. The contract is worth up scientific agency of It will be equipped with a to $43 million. The boats the Federal walkaround cabin designed will be equipped with twin Government. We for a two-person crew. Cummins QSB-6.7 473-hp offer a variety of seagoing positions MetalCraft Marine built diesel engines and twin aboard our fleet of a 34-foot Interceptor patrol HamiltonJet 292 waterjets. scientific research and boat for the Mobile (Alabama) Wisconsin’s Fincantieri survey vessels. As a Police Department, which Marinette Marine and Vigor Federal employee for the Department of Commerce, you will oversees a major port on the have delivered numerous 45- be eligible for Federal benefits, paid training, excellent pay and Gulf of Mexico. Powered by foot Response Boat Medium job security. Work for NOAA as a Wage Mariner, your career twin Suzuki 300-hp outboard vessels to the U.S. Coast will have an endless horizon. motors, it can reach speeds up Guard in recent years, and Engineering, Deck, Steward, and Survey opportunities are to 44 knots. they have now found buyers available. It’s designed for long hours in the export market. Discover more at www.omao.noaa.gov in the Gulf of Mexico and Specifically, the companies Mobile Bay and has heating announced a contract to Email: [email protected] and air conditioning, along deliver six boats to the U.S. Send resumes to: [email protected] with a comprehensive suite of Coast Guard for transfer to Phone: (757) 441-6844 Fax: (757)-441-6495 Simrad navigation electronics the Kingdom of Bahrain’s and a SeaFLIR camera. Coast Guard for patrol and NOAA is an equal opportunity employer and a drug-free workplace MetalCraft Marine also search and rescue. The boats delivered the 43-foot Boat are powered by Rolls-Royce 42 to the Los Angeles Port Kamewa FF375S waterjets Police. It’s powered by two paired with twin MTU Series Cummins 6.7-liter engines 60 825-hp engines. each generating 480 hp and These vessels are Konrad Marine heavy duty equipped with a 92,000-BTU 680 duo-prop outdrives. HVAC system to keep its Boat 42 is designed crews comfortable on blazing to work in 13 to 17-foot hot days. The hulls were seas, allowing operators built with high temperature to go offshore to inspect resistant aluminum, and incoming ships for nuclear upgraded with a hot weather and hazardous chemical package that includes contaminants. The boat has additional air conditioning two military-grade detection and thermal insulation. units to identify chemical, Lake Assault Boats won biological, radiological and a contract worth up to $56 nuclear hazards. million to build up to 119 Ribcraft USA of force protection-medium Marblehead, Mass., delivered boats for the U.S. Navy. The two 19-foot vessels to the first deliveries are expected in California Department of November 2020. Fish and Wildlife for use in The boats will be used for the Southern District. security purposes, including The Ribcraft 5.85s are escorting large vessels in powered by a 115-hp Yamaha and out of port. The 33-foot motor and can reach 35 boats will be powered by twin knots. They’re built to be 225-hp outboard motors and easily transported by trailer will have four machine gun and operated by one or two mounts. •

48 American Ship Review 2021 FERRIES/EXCURSION

Casey Conley COVID-19 threatens once-robust passenger vessel market By Casey Conley

he passenger boat State Ferries has begun FERRIES project involves converting market has been an ambitious plan to Washington State Ferries the three largest ferries in Trelatively strong over electrify a big piece of its (WSF) is the largest ferry the fleet — Jumbo Mark the past few years, driven fleet, cutting emissions, operator in the U.S. It is also II series — from diesel to largely by ferry operators fuel consumption and the largest user of diesel fuel battery-electric power. on all three coasts replacing operating costs. Elsewhere, in Washington, consuming Those 460-foot vessels, older vessels and adding to NYC Ferry has continued nearly 19 million gallons a Puyallup, Tacoma and existing fleets. Meanwhile, to build its commuter year. That figure will almost Wenatchee, can carry up to 202 the relatively robust service, which saw ridership certainly drop over the next cars and 1,800 passengers. economy stoked demand for rebound during the summer decade. They typically work on the new excursion and tourist after sharp drops during The ferry system has busy Seattle-to-Bainbridge vessels. COVID-related shutdowns two projects under way to and Edmonds-to-Kingston The COVID-19 across New York. electrify its fleet. The first runs. Each currently has pandemic has, at least for now, paused demand for new passenger vessels. There is still real uncertainty about how the virus will affect travel and commuter demand in the near future. Still, several ongoing projects awarded before Top, Washington State the pandemic continue Ferries (WSF) is con- verting its three Jumbo at U.S. shipyards, Mark II ferries, the potentially helping some largest in the entire weather a slowdown in fleet, to hybrid-electric the new passenger vessel propulsion. Right, Vigor will build up to five new construction. hybrid-electric Olympic

Meanwhile, Washington -class ferries for WSF. WSF

American Ship Review 2021 49 a massive diesel-electric nitric oxide emissions by hybrids by 2040, and install La., respectively. Incat power plant. WSF hired 146 metric tons per year plug-in hybrid propulsion Crowther provided plans for Siemens to develop the and CO2 emissions by packages on six others. the two ferries. new battery-electric hybrid 16,340 metric tons per Based on current projections, Propulsion on the two propulsion package capable year; reducing operating these fleet enhancements 354-passenger vessels of running in fully electric and maintenance costs and would cut diesel use nearly comes from twin 1,400- and hybrid modes. The virtually eliminating engine in half. hp Baudouin engines that upgrades will reduce carbon noise and vibration.” Meanwhile, on the East achieve tougher Tier 4 emissions significantly, The new Olympic- Coast, NYC Ferry continues emission rules through a roughly equivalent to taking class vessel will be a near- to add to its fleet of fast selective catalytic reduction 10,000 cars off the road each identical sibling to four ferries serving the nation’s (SCR) system. R.A. Mitchell year. ferries built at Vigor during largest city. Several of the of New Bedford, Mass., Separately, WSF has the last decade with diesel newest vessels to join the supplied generators for each ordered its first battery- propulsion. It will be able to fleet are equipped with vessel. The service speed for electric ferry from Vigor, complete the longest runs in engines that meet EPA Tier both vessels is 25 knots. Since NYC Ferry launched in 2017, it has added 17 85-foot ferries and 16 97-foot ferries to its growing service. As of last spring, Gulf Craft of Franklin, La., and Metal Shark of Jeanerette, Left, Lyra La., were each building entered ser- vice for San additional 85-foot ferries, Francisco’s and St. Johns Ship Building WETA ferry in Palatka, Fla., was building service in a 97-footer. Once completed, Arpil 2020. Below, Halimar the ferry system will have Shipyard built grown to 38 vessels. H 401 for NYC The pandemic sharply WETA Ferry’s grow- reduced ferry ridership ing fleet. at NYC Ferry from more with construction set all-electric mode, including to begin in the summer the 17-mile Seattle to of 2021. The 363-foot Bremerton route. The ferry Olympic-class vessel will will generate zero emissions have the capacity for 144 in the process. cars and 1,500 people. Delivery of the first boat WSF chose ABB as the is scheduled for late 2023, propulsion system integrator. and it will likely serve the It will select and integrate Mukilteo to Clinton run. all propulsion system All told, up to five hybrid components, including high- Olympic-class ferries will capacity batteries, motors be built by 2028. Shoreside and power conversion charging infrastructure is equipment. also under development to Incat Crowther “We must keep building replenish batteries aboard 4 emission standards. than 70,000 people a week additional hybrid-electric the new and converted In April, the ferry system in early 2020 to less than ferries to maintain reliable ferries. operated by Hornblower 10,000 in March and April. service,” the ferry system The electrification plan is added the 97-foot aluminum However, in June, the said in a news release, noting part of the WSF effort to cut catamaran H 401 built by latest period for which data that half of its ferries are at emissions over the coming Halimar Shipyard of Morgan was available, ridership least 30 years old. “These decades. The ferry system City, La., and Curiosity, rebounded to more than greener ferries have the plans to replace 13 diesel built by Breaux Brothers 60,000 riders for three added benefit of reducing ferries with plug-in electric Enterprises of Loreauville, consecutive weeks.

50 American Ship Review 2021 The Water Emergency are sister vessels to Pyxis Multihull Designs of 38 knots lightship, with a Transportation Authority (the 2020 American Ship Sydney, Australia. The cruising speed of 34 knots. (WETA) took delivery Review Ship of the Year) propulsion package on The wheelhouse on each of two new high-speed designed by Advanced the 445-passenger vessels vessel is equipped with comes from two 3,433- Furuno radars, AIS and hp MTU 16V 4000 M65 GPS, along with Icom VHF Tier 4 engines paired with radios. The engine room is HamiltonJet waterjets protected by a Kidde FM- through ZF reduction 200 fire suppression system. gears and Centa shafts. WETA is expecting delivery The vessels’ top speed is of a new 300-passenger high- Blount Boats

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52 American Ship Review 2021 EXCURSION BOATS Orca II were designed by by native peoples in Puget engines delivering 803 hp Washington shipbuilder All Teknicraft of Auckland, Sound. The hulls also each turning Veem nibral American Marine stayed New Zealand, and built at are painted with symbols propellers. busy in the passenger All American’s Bellingham important to local native All American is segment over the past year, shipyard. The vessels have cultures. continuing work on Water- delivering two tour boats for extensions off the hulls Orca I and Orca II can Go-Round overseen by Great Western Attractions of on the bow and stern, carry 149 passengers. The Golden Gate Zero Emission Seattle. creating the appearance propulsion package consists Marine. The yard is The 80-foot Orca I and of a traditional canoe used of twin Caterpillar C18 completing an aluminum catamaran that will be the first hydrogen fuel cell ferry operating in the United States. The ferry will serve as a demonstration vessel for the “green” fuel technology. Its performance will be measured by Gulf Craft of Sandia National Labs in Franklin, La., deliv- Albuquerque, N.M. ered the 3,200-hp The 70-foot, 84-passenger Coastal Explorer to Bar Harbor Whale vessel will be powered Watch Co. last fall. primarily by hydrogen It is a sister vessel stored in a rooftop tank Incat Crowthert to Acadia Explorer array. The fuel cells will and Schoodic Explorer built in create electricity to power 20142018. Oct SNAME mt.pdf propulsion1 07-09-14 motors 11:14 inAM each

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American Ship Review 2021 53 hull. Battery banks in each of the high-speed catamaran hull will provide “boost Coastal Explorer last power” as needed to help the September. Gulf Craft built vessel achieve 22 knots. It the vessel using an Incat will operate in San Francisco Crowther design. The new Bay. vessel is a close sibling to Another Washington Acadia Explorer and Schoodic shipbuilder, Armstrong Explorer delivered in 2018. Marine USA of Port The 98-foot vessel is Angeles, delivered a 32- powered by four Cummins foot aluminum catamaran QSK19 mains rated at 800 landing craft for North Shore hp driving four HamiltonJet Charters on the Hawaiian HM461 waterjets. The 28- island of Kauai. Pacific Boats knot service speed maintains & Yachts also assisted in the a modest engine load for project. improved efficiency, and The 18-passenger Anini I Humphree interceptors operates sightseeing, diving provide active ride control. and snorkeling cruises along Two Caterpillar gensets Kauai’s Na Pali Coast. It supply electrical power. is powered by two 300-hp American Cruise Lines Suzuki outboard engines, of Guilford, Conn., took a walk-through cabin with delivery in August 2020 a head, and a freshwater of American Jazz, the third shower on deck. of five inland cruise ships Armstrong is also building on order from Chesapeake a rigid-hull inflatable boat Shipbuilding of Salisbury, (RHIB) for Bay Voyager, Md. The 190-passenger, which operates tours in 99-cabin vessel was San Francisco Bay. The 37- scheduled to begin its first foot, 28-passenger vessel Mississippi River tours in fall designed by Naiad will have of 2020. a semi-open cabin with aft The delivery comes canopy. Propulsion will come at a challenging time for from twin 300-hp Yamaha an industry that has been outboard motors. decimated by the pandemic. Burger Boat Company of American Cruise Lines, Manitowoc, Wis., delivered which has taken delivery Chicago’s Emerald Lady for of two sister ships in recent tour operator Chicago’s years and has two others First Lady Cruises. Mark coming in the next couple Pudlo, principal of Sturgeon of years, expects the cruise Bay, Wis., naval architects sector to rebound. Seacraft Design, developed “The outlook for 2021 plans for the 98-foot, is tremendous,” Charles B. 250-passenger steel vessel. Robertson, president and It is powered by twin 340-hp CEO of American Cruise Caterpillar engines and can Lines, said in a prepared be chartered for functions statement. “We look forward and special tours around the to American Jazz’s first full Windy City. season on the Mississippi, Bar Harbor Whale Watch, as well as the introduction located in the Maine tourism of American Melody, the next hub alongside Acadia new ship to follow in our National Park, took delivery modern riverboat series.” •

54 American Ship Review 2021 RESEARCH/SURVEY

Seaspan Shipyards Seaspan delivers again for Canadian science; new RCRVs take shape at Gulf Island By Rich Miller

he promise of new The 208-foot ship, change. Capt. Jacques Cartier three Caterpillar 3512C HD orders and a couple of designed in collaboration also will support search main engines coupled to a Tprominent deliveries with Vard Marine, will be the and rescue operations and generator providing 1,550 ekW. — led by the latest addition primary offshore platform for environmental response when The ship also is equipped to Canada’s oceangoing fleet Fisheries and Oceans Canada needed. with a Wartsila bow thruster. — kept North American to study marine ecosystems At the heart of the diesel- To get to the research site and shipbuilders engaged in the and the impacts of climate electric propulsion system are stay on task once there, the research and survey sector during the past year. In the wake of the pioneering CCGS Sir John Franklin, Seaspan Shipyards delivered Canada’s second Above and offshore fisheries science right, Seaspan vessel (OFSV) in November Shipyards under the National delivered the CCGS Capt. Shipbuilding Strategy. CCGS Jacques Capt. Jacques Cartier, named Cartier in for the 16th-century French November explorer, now serves the 2019. The 208-foot OFSV Canadian Coast Guard from is now based its port in Dartmouth, Nova in Dartmouth,

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American Ship Review 2021 55 OFSV has a cruising range of upon delivery of the ship. “By research platform for scientists agencies, the energy sector and 6,400 nautical miles and 13 investing in the Coast Guard, from the marine lab and other commercial enterprises. berths for crew and officers. Its our shipbuilding industry other institutions, Shearwater To launch and recover cruising speed is 8 knots, with and Canadian science, we will serve as a classroom autonomous underwater a top speed of 12.5 knots. are moving forward to best for students on excursions vehicles and remotely Like its sibling, Capt. protect our environment while from Chesapeake Bay to the operated surface vehicles, Jacques Cartier is outfitted with supporting economic growth.” Florida Keys. It has overnight Benthic Cat is equipped advanced trawls, wet and dry The third OFSV in the accommodations for 14 and an with a hydraulic A-frame, a labs and a deployable Selmar series, CCGS John Cabot, impressive cruising speed of Pullmaster PL5 hydraulic drop keel loaded with an array was launched in July and 24 knots. winch and a Morgan Marine of sensors to support the ship’s underwent sea trials in “As a seafarer I might 200.3 crane. A Northern Lights endeavors. The deck cranes August. It hit the water 97 be biased, but I think that 9-kW diesel generator provides are from TTS, hydraulics percent complete despite this vessel really brings the auxiliary power. from Hawboldt and a ballast additional safety protocols ‘marine’ back to the marine For navigation and water treatment system adopted by Seaspan’s North lab,” Capt. Matthew Dawson communications, the boat from Hyde. Navigation and Vancouver shipyard due to the states on the website for features a Garmin/NMEA communications equipment coronavirus, the company said. Duke’s Nicholas School of the electronics package and a includes two Raytheon The ship will be stationed in Environment. dynamic positioning system. Crew accommodations include two interior work stations, a four-person sleeping cuddy, head with shower, and a refrigerator/freezer. At Gulf Island Fabrication Gulf Island in Houma, La., construction Fabrication is continued on three new building three regional-class research new regional- class research vessels (RCRVs) for the vessels for the National Science Foundation. National Science Oregon State University is Foundation. The spearheading the $365 million lead boat, Taani, shown here in project on behalf of the NSF a rendering, is and will operate the first vessel Oregon State Oregon scheduled for in the series, the 199-foot delivery in July Taani. Delivery is scheduled 2021. for July 2021. NautoScan radar units and a St. John’s, Newfoundland after Following up on the In addition to onboard labs Simrad FS70 trawl sonar. delivery this fall. success of Bob and Betty Beyster and deck space to support In addition to Vard Marine in 2019, Armstrong Marine research on ocean acidification, and Thales Canada, which PUSHING FORWARD USA of Port Angeles, Wash., hypoxia and sea level rise, the were responsible for the ship’s IN THE U.S. announced the delivery of ships will be equipped with electronics systems, more than South of the border, All the 42-foot Benthic Cat to Orca dynamic positioning systems 600 suppliers across the nation American Marine of Maritime in early January. to conduct detailed seafloor contributed to the construction Bellingham, Wash., completed Both catamarans feature Volvo mapping. The RCRVs will of the vessel, according to construction of the 77-foot Penta IPS propulsion pods have a range of more than Seaspan. Shearwater for the Duke driven by a pair of Volvo Penta 5,000 nautical miles and “The scientific work that University Marine Lab D11 510-hp inboard engines, include berths for 16 scientists will be undertaken on CCGS (DUML). The aluminum providing a cruising speed of and 13 crewmembers. Cruising Capt. Jacques Cartier and her catamaran features a 27 knots and a top speed of 32 speed will be 11.5 knots, sister ships will undoubtedly hydrofoil-assisted hull form knots. with a maximum speed of 13 enhance our understanding of by Teknicraft (see profile on Orca Maritime, a mapping knots. Oregon State expects our marine ecosystems and the page 38). and surveying company based the ships will be able to stay impacts of climate change,” The new vessel is home- in Imperial Beach, Calif., will at sea for about 21 days before Bernadette Jordan, minister ported at DUML in Beaufort, deploy the boat in support returning to port, routinely of Fisheries, Oceans and the N.C., near the Outer Banks. of Defense Department sending sensor data to shore Canadian Coast Guard, said In addition to providing a initiatives, environmental via satellite.

56 American Ship Review 2021 Taani will be followed in 2022. The ship, named for the “We appreciate the our state with Louisiana January 2022 by Resolution, lifelong civil rights leader and NSF for recognizing the shipbuilders constructing the which will be operated by the physician to mariners along importance of building these vessels here and LUMCON East Coast Oceanographic the Gulf Coast, will have dual vessels and look forward to operating one as well,” said Consortium. The group home ports in Houma, La., the research they will provide Louisiana Gov. John Bel is led by the University of and Gulfport, Miss. … It’s also a double win for Edwards. Rhode Island (URI) and co- founded by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and the University of New Hampshire School of Marine Science and Ocean Engineering. Resolution’s home port will be URI’s Narragansett Bay campus. In September 2019, the NSF announced that the third ship in the series, Gilbert R. Orca Maritime’s Mason, will be operated by the Benthic Cat Louisiana Universities Marine left Armstrong Marine in Consortium (LUMCON) and January 2020. the University of Southern It performs Mississippi. Gulf Island held work in support of goverment a keel-laying ceremony for research efforts the vessel in November and and commercial 2020-Gladding-Hearn_Pilot-Manueverability_ProfessionalMariner.pdf 3 3/27/20 11:57 AM anticipates delivery in July enterprises. Armstrong Marine

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American Ship Review 2021 59 MEGAYACHTS

Burger Boat Co. Megayacht demand remains strong in North America despite virus impacts By Rebecca Cahilly-Taranto

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Add $10.00/year for Canadian postage Add $15.00/year for Foreign postage For Fastest Service call 866-918-6972 or Email: [email protected] Left, The revived Northern Marine yard has plans for a 100-foot raised pilothouse expedi- Northern Marine Northern tion yacht. Below, Burger has devel- oped a 122-foot tri-deck concept. new yacht design concepts, including a Burger 63 sport- fisher, a 122 tri-deck and a 214 tri-deck.

CRESCENT CUSTOM YACHTS Across the border in Vancouver, British Columbia, the largest rec- reational motor yacht ever built in Canada is under way at Crescent Custom Yachts. At 164 feet, Danzante Bay is in build for an American client. Styled by Greg Marshall, the hull of

this super yacht was con- Burger Boat Co. structed at the now-defunct Christensen Shipyards in MICHAEL RYBOVICH & SONS in three en-suite staterooms, demic, boat sales have not Vancouver, Wash., which BOAT WORKS as well as four crew. The dropped as precipitously as also designed its naval archi- Perhaps the most excit- designer is quick to point they did with the 2008 crash. tecture and interior. ing news, in terms of cus- out that while III Amigos will Instead, builders are reporting Squeaking by for tom builds, comes out of embody all of the power and increased demand, which is Maritime Labour Florida. Having launched a performance necessary to tan- hampered only by construction Compliance (MLC) at just 78-foot sportfisher in 2019 gle with monsters of the sea, delays due to social distanc- under 500 GT, the volu- for a repeat owner, Michael its interior will be anything ing requirements. While it is minous yacht will accom- Rybovich & Sons Boat Works but traditional. Details are difficult to confirm the exact modate up to 12 guests in in Palm Beach Gardens now still forthcoming, but a sneak completion dates of any of six staterooms. A crew of has a custom 94-foot luxury peek at the renderings reveals the aforementioned projects 10 are accommodated in sportfisher under way. a Ferrari-inspired dinette and in production — due to the five cabins. Little is known Dubbed III Amigos, it Florida alligator hide-uphol- risk of shortages in materials, as of yet on the yacht’s will be among the larg- stered barstools. Delivery is components, the possibility interior design, but an est builds for the sportfish anticipated for 2021. of future shutdowns and the advanced navigation pack- builder, whose history dates With so much attention unknown timing as to exactly age is planned that includes back to 1910. Featuring inte- turned to 2021, these new when restrictions will ease FarSounder’s Argos 500 rior and exterior design by yacht projects delivering — it is safe to say that the pas- Forward Looking Sonar sys- super yacht designer Patrick in that same year will be time of yachting will carry the tem. Delivery is anticipated Knowles Designs, the yacht the proverbial icing on the megayacht industry well into for 2021. will accommodate six guests cake. Spurred by the pan- 2021. •

American Ship Review 2021 63 ASR Register

This register lists vessels of interest to professional mariners completed by North American shipyards Top 40 index in the year ended Sept. 1, 2020. In the case of sister vessels built by the same yard, we list only one.

American Jazz, 345’ Design, New Bedford, Mass./ Emil Skoglund, 29’ Madonna, 124’ SEACOR Mixteca, 221’ Cruise ship Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding, Patrol boat Passenger/vehicle ferry Platform supply vessel Designer/builder: Chesapeake Somerset, Mass. Designer/builder: Silver Ships, Designer/builder: Seacraft Designer/builder: Master Boat Shipbuilding, Salisbury, Md. Owner/operator: Lake Charles Theodore, Ala. Design, Sturgeon Bay, Wis./ Builders, Bayou La Batre, Ala. Owner/operator: American Pilots Association, Lake Owner/operator: Michigan Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding, Owner/operator: SEACOR Cruise Lines, Guilford, Conn. Charles, La. Department of Natural Sturgeon Bay, Wis./ Marine, Houston, Texas Resources, Lansing, Mich. Owner/operator: Washington Anini I, 32’ Captain Jack II, 55’ Island Ferry Line, Washington Sea Flight, 40’ Excursion boat Passenger ferry Franklin D. Roosevelt, 106’ Island, Wis. Excursion boat Designer/builder: Armstrong Designer/builder: Newcastle Passenger ferry Designer/builder: Jutson Marine USA, Port Angeles, Shipyards, Palatka, Fla. Designer/builder: LeMole Nikola Tesla, 97’ Marine Design, Vancouver, Wash. Owner/operator: Pirate Water Naval Architecture, Tuckahoe, Electric excursion boat British Columbia/Metal Shark, Owner/operator: North Shore Taxi, Tampa, Fla. N.J./Yank Marine, Tuckahoe, Designer/builder: Propulsion Jeanerette, La. Charters, Kilauea, Hawaii N.J. Data Systems, Marblehead, Owner/operator: Pure Florida, Captain Murchison, 80’ Owner/operator: NY Waterway, Mass./Burger Boat, Naples, Fla. Aventura, 29’ Patrol boat Weehawken, N.J. Manitowoc, Wis. Patrol boat Designer/builder: Teknicraft Owner/operator: Maid of the Seaway Pilot V, 53’ Designer/builder: Sirocco Design, Auckland, New General MacArthur, 290’ Mist, Niagara Falls, N.Y. Pilot boat Marine, Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Zealand/All American Marine, Cutterhead suction dredge Designer/builder: Ray Hunt Owner/operator: Aventura Bellingham, Wash. Designer/builder: Downey Orca I, 78’ Design, New Bedford, Mass./ Police Department, Aventura, Owner/operator: Texas Parks Engineering, Metairie, La./ Excursion boat Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding, Fla. and Wildlife Department, C&C Marine and Repair, Belle Designer/builder: Teknicraft Somerset, Mass. Austin, Texas Chasse, La. Design, Auckland, New Owner/operator: Seaway Bay Voyager II, 37’ Owner/operator: Callan Marine Zealand/All American Marine, Pilots Inc., Cape Vincent, N.Y. Excursion boat CCGS Capt. Jacques Ltd., Galveston, Texas Bellingham, Wash. Designer/builder: Naiad, Cartier, 208’ Owner/operator: Great Western Shearwater, 77’ Picton, New Zealand/ Offshore fisheries science H401, 97’ Attractions, Seattle, Wash. Research vessel Armstrong Marine USA, Port vessel Passenger ferry Designer/builder: Teknicraft Angeles, Wash. Designer/builder: Seaspan Designer/builder: Incat Pelican II, 146’ Design, Auckland, New Owner/operator: Bay Voyager, Shipyards, North Vancouver, Crowther, Lafayette, La./ Passenger/vehicle ferry Zealand/All American Marine, San Francisco, Calif. British Columbia Halimar Shipyard, Morgan Designer/builder: St. Johns Bellingham, Wash. Owner/operator: Canadian City, La. Ship Building, Palatka, Fla. Owner/operator: Duke Benthic Cat, 42’ Coast Guard, Ottawa, Ontario Owner/operator: NYC Ferry/ Owner/operator: Fisher Island University Marine Lab, Research vessel Hornblower Cruises, New Club, Fisher Island, Fla. Beaufort, N.C. Designer/builder: Armstrong Chicago’s Emerald Lady, York City Marine USA, Port Angeles, 98’ Piloto VIII, 31’ Southern Cross, 93’ Wash. Excursion boat HMCS Harry DeWolf, 338’ Pilot boat Passenger/vehicle ferry Owner/operator: Orca Designer/builder: Seacraft Arctic offshore patrol ship Designer/builder: Naiad, Designer/builder: DeJong & Maritime, Imperial Beach, Design, Sturgeon Bay, Wis./ Designer/builder: BMT Group, Picton, New Zealand/ Lebet, Jacksonville, Fla./ Calif. Burger Boat, Manitowoc, Wis. Teddington, United Kingdom, Armstrong Marine USA, Port Blount Boats, Warren, R.I. Owner/operator: Chicago’s and Vard Marine, Ottawa, Angeles, Wash. Owner/operator: South Ferry Betelgeuse, 85’ First Lady, Chicago, Ill. Ontario/Irving Shipbuilding, Owner/operator: Port of Company, Shelter Island, N.Y. Patrol boat Halifax, Nova Scotia Manzanillo, Mexico Designer/builder: Damen Coastal Explorer, 98’ Owner/operator: Royal USCGC Oliver Henry, 154’ Shipyards Group, Gorinchem, Excursion boat Canadian Navy R-06, 36’ Fast response cutter Netherlands (hull form)/Metal Designer/builder: Incat Patrol boat Designer/builder: Damen Shark, Jeanerette, La. Crowther, Lafayette, La./Gulf Jet 1, 45’ Designer/builder: Metal Shark, Shipyards Group, Gorinchem, Owner/operator: Navy of the Craft, Franklin, La. Pilot boat Jeanerette, La. Netherlands/Bollinger Dominican Republic Owner/operator: Bar Harbor Designer/builder: Metal Shark, Owner/operator: San Juan Shipyards, Lockport, La. Whale Watch, Bar Harbor, Jeanerette, La. Police Department, San Juan, Owner/operator: U.S. Coast Blue, 50’ Maine Owner/operator: Belle Chasse Puerto Rico Guard, Apra Harbor, Guam Private yacht Marine Transportation, Designer/builder: Vripack Curiosity, 97’ Harahan, La. Richmond, 55’ USNS Newport, 338’ Naval Architects, Sneek, Passenger ferry Pilot boat Expeditionary fast transport Netherlands/Burger Boat Co., Designer/builder: Incat Lurline, 870’ Designer/builder: Ray Hunt Designer/builder: Austal USA, Manitowoc, Wis. Crowther, Lafayette, La./ Container/roll-on, roll-off ship Design, New Bedford, Mass./ Mobile, Ala. Owner/operator: Private owner Breaux Brothers, Loreauville, Designer/builder: General Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding, Owner/operator: U.S. Navy/ La. Dynamics NASSCO, San Somerset, Mass. Military Sealift Command Boat 2, 26’ Owner/operator: NYC Ferry/ Diego, Calif. Owner/operator: Virginia Pilot Fire and rescue boat Hornblower Cruises, New Owner/operator: Matson Inc., Association, Virginia Beach, WindServe Odyssey, 65’ Designer/builder: Silver Ships, York City Honolulu, Hawaii Va. Crew transfer vessel Theodore, Ala. Designer/builder: BMT Group, Owner/operator: Spotsylvania Cyclone Shark, 78’ Lyra, 143’ Salish Scout, 38’ Teddington, United Kingdom/ County Fire, Rescue and Passenger ferry Passenger ferry Dive compliance boat Senesco Marine, North Emergency Management, Designer/builder: Incat Designer/builder: Advanced Designer/builder: Armstrong Kingstown, R.I. Spotsylvania, Va. Crowther, Lafayette, La./ Multihull Designs, Sydney, Marine USA, Port Angeles, Owner/operator: WindServe Metal Shark, Jeanerette, La. Australia/Dakota Creek Wash. Marine, Boston, Mass. Cameron Pilot II, 70’ Owner/operator: NYC Ferry/ Industries, Anacortes, Wash. Owner/operator: Washington Pilot boat Hornblower Cruises, New Owner/operator: Water State Department of Natural Designer/builder: Ray Hunt York City Emergency Transportation Resources, Olympia, Wash. Authority, San Francisco, Calif.

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