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Union Lynx IMO 9178410 01

Westerschelde 20 September 2017

 

Name

UNION LYNX

Previous names

1999 build as: Leo Bay

1999 - 05/2004 Torm Heron

05/2004 - 09/2005 Howard Hogue

09/2005 - 2016 Sea Lynx

Type

Offshore anchor handling tug supply (AHTS)

IMO-number

9178410

Call sign

ORRW

Flag

Belgium

Port of registry

Antwerpen

Previous flags

Norway, Arendal - Call sign: LNUA

GT

2.590 t

DWT

2.802 t

NT

810 t

Length

73,50 m overall

66,68 m between perpendiculars

Breadth

16,40 m moulded

Draught

Summer: 6,88 m

Freeboard

1.144 mm

Depth

8,00 m moulded

Speed

Service: 11,0 knots

Economic: 10,0 knots

Max: 15,0 knots

Built

1999

Keel laid

30/06/1998

Launch date

13/03/1999

Delivery date

01/06/1999

Builder

Loland Verft - Leirvik I Sogn

Norway

Yard number

281

Hull material

Steel

Continuous decks

1

Main engine

2x Wärtsilä 12V32 - 4 stroke 12 cylinder 320 x 400 mm combustion engines each 5.530 kW at 750 rpm

Build: 10/1998

Builder: Wartsila NSD Finland Oy Power Plants, Vaasa - Finland

Total: 11.060 kW

Propellers

2x Screw propeller controllable pitch at 155 rpm

Shaft generator

2x Each 2.400 kVA / 1.920 kW

Generators

2x Caterpillar 3406B - 4 stroke 6 cylinder 137 x 165 mm main diesel generatorsets each 400 kVA - 320 kW - 463 hp

Emergency generator

1x Diesel generatorset 136 kVA - 109 kW - 163 hp

Bow thruster

1x Tunnel controllable pitch 800 kW, forward at 245 rpm

1x Tunnel controllable pitch 800 kW, stern at 245 rpm

1x Forward azimuth controllable pitch 800 kW, retractable ta 342 rpm

Bollard pull

187 t

Deck area

550 m²

Max deck cargo

1.000 t

Deck strength

5-10 t/m²

Deck equipment

  • Towing and anchor handling winches: Brattvaag SL 300t Pull / 400t Break - 2x 2.000 m of 76 mm wire

  • Rope reels: Brattvaag 20 t - 2x 2.000 m of 76 mm

  • Forward winch: Bratvaag 16,4 t windlass

  • Capstan winches: Brattvaag 5 t

  • Tugger winches: Brattvaag 2x 10 t

  • Stern roller: L: 6,00 m x 3,00 m diam - SWL 500 t

  • Towing pins: Karmoy KWT 350-800 / SWL 240 t

  • Karmoy pins: 2x 500 t SWL

  • Gypsy wheels: 2x 76 mm / 2x 84 mm

  • Chain lockers: Capacity 2x 130 m³

Tank capacities

Fuel: 1.545,2 m³

Fresh water: 521,6 m³

Drill water: 925 m³

Base oil: 167 m³

Brine: 582 m³

Liquid mud: 615 m³

Dry bulk: 240 m³

Lifting equipment

1x Crane - SWL 5,0 t at 14,00 m

Crew

15

Accommodation

24 Berths

8x Single cabins

4x Double cabins

2x Four person cabins

Manager

Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V.

Rosmolenweg 20

3356 LK Papendrecht

The Netherlands

Registered owner

Smit Shipping Singapore Private Limited

Latest data adjustment

13 December 2020