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22 • MarineNews • December, 2005 GREAT BOATS of 2005 Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding delivered a new Chesapeake class pilot boat to the Delaware pilots. The shipyard's new class of pilot boats has also been built for the Virginia, Mary- land, New Orleans, Tampa Bay, and Port- land, Maine pilots. According to Winn Willard at C. Raymond Hunt Associates, the designer, the increasing popularity of the Chesapeake class results from some subtle changes to the firm's typical pilot boat design. For example, the boat is six inches longer and wider on deck. There is also an additional six inches of freeboard. The new class is also suitable for a variety of engine options. Dubbed Brandywine, the all-aluminum vessel is named after the first pilot boat built for the Delaware pilots by Gladding- Hearn in 1957, measures 52.5 ft. overall, with a 17-ft. beam and 4.8 ft. draft, and has a top speed of 26 knots. The new launch is powered by twin Daewoo V180TIM, 10-cylinder, diesel engines, each delivering 640 bhp at 2,100 rpm, with ZF 350A gears. The engines turn five-blade Hall & Stavert bronze pro- pellers. The Delaware pilots chose an unpainted launch to reduce maintenance. The boat is equipped with heated glass in the win- dows, as well as heated handrails and decks to prevent ice build-up in the win- ter. It has wide side-decks, and side and rear doors. At the transom are throttle and steering controls, and a winch-operated U-frame over a recessed platform for pilot rescue operations. The heated wheelhouse and forecastle is outfitted with Stidd reclining seats, and bunks. Interior sound levels are 78 dba. The Cranesmart System Load, anti-2-block, angle, LMI. All wireless. One panel. CRANE SAFETY. Made Simple. Call the professionals today at: 1.888.562.3222 Cranesmart Systems: www.cranesmart.com The Load & A-2-B Company , Inc. Built for harsh marine environments Wireless design means no hydraulic lines, wires or moving parts Simple to order - easy to install Avoid crane downtime & repairs Meets or exceeds guidelines set forth by: ANSI, API, U.S. Navy, SAE, DNV, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, ASME, FCC, U.S. Coast Guard, OSHA, ABS, CALOSHA, UL, and CSA Circle 208 on Reader Service Card GS 238 Barge Ever since the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 was passed mandating phase out of sin- gle hull barges there has been a rush to build new barges to meet the double hull standard and to double hull existing single skin barges. Bollinger Shipyards, Lock- port, La. has been in the forefront of building such barges. The shipyard recently delivered a 300-ft. by 64-ft. by 21-ft. barge to Gellatly & Criscione Services of Mount Pleasant, N.J. featuring equipment for bunkering ser- vices and is designed to carry Grade A oil and lower petroleum products in 10 tanks. The petroleum is offloaded using a pair of Byron Jackson cargo pumps driven by two John Deere 6125A engines. The barge features 20 tank-cleaning hatches and a pedestal crane is included for hose handling operations. Each of the cargo tanks has steam heating along with a tank gauging and overfill system. The barge is ABS classed +A1Oil Tank Barge, ABS Loadline certificate- unmanned ocean service and manned special services plus being U.S. Coast Guard Chapter D approved. Brandywine: Pilot boat The increasing popularity of the Chesapeake class results from some subtle changes to the firm's typical pilot boat design. Vessel Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Brandywine Hull Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Deep-V Owner . . . . . .Pilots of the Bay and River Delaware, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Lewes DE Builder . . . . . . . . . . . .Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Duclos Corporation Architect . . . . . . . . . .C. Raymond Hunt Associates Vessel length . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53 ft. (16.2 m) Vessel beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 ft. (5.2 m) Vessel depth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8.5 ft. (2.6 m) Vessel draft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4.5 ft. (1.4 m) Main engines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 x Daewoo Mek . . . . . . .V180TIM, 18 liter, 10 cylinder engines Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .640 bhp at 2,100 rpm Engine supplier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Carey's Diesel Gears . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ZF 350A Propellers Hall and Stavert - 5 blade, NiBrAl, 30" Dia. Engine controls . . .ZF/Mathers Micro Commander Radar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Furuno 7062 VHF . . . . . . . . . . .2x Standard Quantum GX2360S GPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Northstar GP952 Depth sounder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Furuno FVC600L Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ritchie 4-in. Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .690 gal. Speed (loaded) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26 knots Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Stidd Brandywine Main Particulars DECEMBER MN2005 3(17-24).qxd 12/5/2005 3:52 PM Page 22
