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Tugboats and push tugs
Steel tugboats, towboats and push tugs, including the 3,000-hp Salisbury Class built for Vane Brothers.
Description
Chesapeake designs and builds tugboats, towboats and model-bow tugs. The Salisbury Class push tugs (Salisbury, Annapolis, Rock Hall and Charles Hughes, delivered 2019-2022) were built for Vane Brothers and comply with Subchapter M. The yard has also supplied 16 model-bow tugs of 3,000 hp to Vane Brothers.
Key features
- Molded depth of 10.5 ft for shallow-draft waterways
- Two Caterpillar 3512 engines, 1,500 hp each at 1,800 rpm (3,000 hp total)
- Twin Disc MGX-5600 gears, 6:1 ratio
- 5-bladed stainless steel Hung Shen propellers, conventional shafts, rudders and flanking rudders
- Speed of 10.5 knots
- Accommodation for seven crew and 40,000 gals. fuel capacity
Applications
Push towing on shallow-draft waterways.
Specifications
| Power | 3,000 hp (2 x Caterpillar 3512, 1,500 hp at 1,800 rpm) |
|---|---|
| Gearbox | Twin Disc MGX-5600, 6:1 |
| Propellers | 5-bladed stainless steel |
| Speed | 10.5 knots |
| Molded depth | 10.5 ft |
| Fuel tankage | 40,000 gals. |
| Crew | up to 7 |
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