‘Swissco Cheetah’ Cheoy Lee delivers powerful workhorse Hong Kong boat builder Cheoy Lee has recently delivered the ‘Swissco Cheetah’, the first in a two-boat order of 36 metre monohull 70-pax crew boats for Singapore-based Swissco Offshore. Constructed in aluminium, the vessel was designed by the American branch of Australian design house Incat Crowther. These naval architects, who established their name with multi-hull vessels, have now amassed significant experience in the design of offshore vessels and monohull crew boats. Such was the success of the acceptance trials of the ‘Swissco Cheetah’, in fact, that the owners immediately placed orders for two more sister ships to be constructed at Cheoy Lee. The ABS-classed vessel measures 36 metres in length, with a 7.6 metre beam and a 1.71 metre draught. Powered by triple Cummins KTA38-M2 engines with a total installed power of 3,020kW, the ‘Swissco Cheetah’ can carry 50 tonnes of cargo on her 94m 2 timber clad aft deck, as well as 70 personnel and ten crew. Twin Disc gearboxes transmit power to three fixed-pitch nickel aluminium bronze propellers to provide a trial speed of over 26 knots. A 74kW Thrustmaster tunnel-type bow thruster has been installed, controlled by joysticks at both helm stations. Electrical supply comes from two Cummins- driven Stamford generators, each producing 91kW. The lower deck accommodates the ten crew in six cabins forward, with a large galley, mess area and laundry room. Seventy personnel are housed in one open deckhouse cabin with two heads aft. Passengers are seated in comfortable and adjustable chairs fitted with seatbelts. Finally, the pilothouse above is fitted with Bostrom helm seats at both stations, as well as an array of predominantly Furuno electronics at the forward and aft facing stations. For further information contact: Cheoy Lee Shipyards, Hong Kong. Email: [email protected] Web: www.cheoylee.com ‘Swissco Cheetah’ SPECIFICATIONS Type of vessel: Classification: Port of registry: Flag: Owner: Designer: Builder: Construction material: Length overall: Beam: Draught: Depth: Displacement: Deadweight: Tonnages: Main engines: Gearboxes: Propellers: Generators: Side thrusters: Steering system: Maximum speed: Cruising speed: Range: Radar: Depth sounder: Radios: Satcom: Weatherfax: Autopilot: GMDSS: GPS: AIS: Seating: Liferafts: Rescue boat: Type of fuel: Fuel capacity: Freshwater capacity: Crew: Passengers: OSV/Crew/Supply boat ABS +A1 HSC, +AMS Crew Boat Panama Panama Swissco Offshore, Singapore Incat Crowther, USA Cheoy Lee Shipyards, Hong Kong/Hin Lee (Zhuhai) Shipyard Co, China Aluminium 36 metres 7.6 metres 1.71 metres 3.65 metres 190 tonnes (full load) 50 tonnes 249GRT, 152NRT 3 x Cummins KTA38-M2; each 1,006kW @ 1,900rpm 3 x Twin Disc MGX-6690SC 3 x FPP NiBaAl 2 x Cummins 91kW Thrustmaster 74kW bow thruster Kobelt 27 knots 25 knots 2,200nm (at full power) Furuno FAR-8062, MFD12 Furuno FCV-620 Furuno FS-1570, 2 x Furuno 8800S VHF FELCOM-15 Inmarsat-C Furuno NX-700B Navtex Robertson AP35 A1+A2 Furuno GP-32 Furuno FA-150 Beurteaux (70 x passenger), Bostrom (3 x helm) 10 x 25-pax RIB with 18kW outboard Diesel 57m 3 22m 3 10 70 WORK BOAT WORLD July 2013 17 UP DN BEV. CNTR. 70 SEATS V.L. GALLEY UP MESS FRESH WATER UNDER 7.25M 3 LAUNDRY HEAD z y y D/W HEAD V.L. V.L. V.L. V.L. FUEL OIL 14.20M3 FUEL OIL 14.20M3 PUMP ROOM RUDDER ROOM BOW THRUSTER ROOM FOREPEAK HEAD LUGGAGE FUEL OIL 14.50M3 FUEL OIL 14.50M3 LUBE OIL 2.30M3 SWBD MAIN 2 CREW 2 CREW 1 CREW FRESH WATER UNDER 14.00M3 2 CREW 2 CREW 1 CREW CO2 RM DN DG DG X2 X2 17 Swissco Cheetah:Layout 1 17/6/13 10:10 AM Page 17