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www.marinelink.com 33Alaska Longline, LLC, and Alaska Ship & Drydock (ASD) were scheduled to christen the 136 ft. freezer longliner F/V Arctic Prowler on Oct. 5, 2013 at the Ketchikan Shipyard in Ketchikan, Alas- ka. It is reportedly the Þ rst large commer- cial Þ shing vessel to be built in Alaska, an ocean going Factory Longliner capable of processing and storing catch aboard. It is to be Load Lined and classed by DNV, and will be U.S. ß agged. It will comply with all applicable USCG and class sta-bility requirements. The intended area of operation will have a range of opera-tional temperature conditions as follows: Sea Water Range 35 ? 85°F; Ambient Air Range -20 ? 85°F. www.vigorindustrial.com Length, molded .................................................136 ft. Beam, molded .....................................................40 ft. Hull Depth ..........................16.5 ft. above rabbet line Design Load Draft ........15 ft. above baseline approx. Lightship ...........................661.35 long tons (approx.) Cruising speed ...............................................12 knots Diesel fuel capacity .................63,496 gallons approx .........................................................(at 95% volume) Freezer hold capacity .......................14,655 cu. ft. net ....................................................volume 735,000 lbs. Potable water storage...........................11,200 gallons ..........................................approx. (at 100% volume) Engines ...............................2 x MTU 8V4000 M53R Continuous Rating ......1,000 bhp at 1600 rpm, Tier 2 Generators ...................................3 x MTU, Series 60 ......(333 kW at 1,800 RPM, 60HZ, 480 VAC, Tier 2) Emergency Generator ..................1 x Northern Lights ...............................(36 kW at 1800 RPM, air cooled) Accommodations ..........22 berths in eight staterooms GRT .................under 200 (U.S. Registered Tonnage) Gross Tonnage ..under 1,000 (International Tonnage) Photo: Vigor Arctic Prowler Arrives MR #10 (26-33).indd 33MR #10 (26-33).indd 3310/2/2013 4:13:53 PM10/2/2013 4:13:53 PM