St. Johns Shipbuilding delivers two 25 ft tugs to Australian customer

Written by Nick Blenkey

stjohns_tugs_microSt. Johns Ship Building of Palatka, Fla. has delivered two custom built twin screw push tugs, the Lady Shayne and the Lady Dashelle, for Smithbridge of Brisbane Australia. These 25-ft tugs feature twin John Deere model diesel engines with a combined rating of 600 hp and conventional shaft drives with reversing gears.

“The Lady Shayne and Lady Dashelle will be assigned to a very high profile marine construction site in Botany Bay in Sydney, Australia where a new bulk liquid terminal is being built to accommodate tankers,” said Ron Mason, Marine Operations Manager and New Construction Projects Manager for Smithbridge.

The Shayne and Dashelle will handle a160-ft by 80-ft piling barge as it goes through the piling process for the terminal.

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With these tugs, Smithbridge can adapt various kinds of utility equipment to the front of the vessel for different project requirements –“thanks to the excellent job St. Johns did in developing our hydraulic anchor handling frame for the front,” said Mr. Mason.

In addition to these newbuilds, St. Johns Ship Building will begin work on a second pair of identical tugs, as well as a pair of 39-ft truckable tugs, for Smithbridge.

The Smithbridge Group specializes in civil and marine design and construction and operates in Australia, New Zealand, Guam and New Caledonia.

St. Johns Ship Building, Inc. is a full service shipbuilding facility with over 30 years combined experience, state of the art equipment and a crane capacity of 500 tons. The shipyard has over 900 feet of bulkhead waterfront including a 400-ft launch basin, a 1,200 Ton dry dock, a 425-ft by 75-ft fabrication shop as well as complete carpentry, electrical and machine shops. St. Johns Ship Building is located on a 98 acre site along the St. Johns River in Putnam County (approximately 68 southwest of Jacksonville, Fla.).

Main Particulars / Specifications for the Lade Shayne and Lady Dashelle:

Length, OA    25 ft 10 in
Beam    13 ft outside of fenders
Draft    3 ft 6 in
Main engines    2 x John Deere Model  6081 Diesels rated @ 300 HP each,keel cooled
Gearboxes    2 x Twin Disc Marine Gears, Ratio= 2.88:1
Tailshafts    2x 2 ¾ “Diameter Crest Aqua Met
Rudder Shafts    2 x 2.75 ft diameter Crest Aqua Met
Flanking Rudders    2 x 2.75 ft diameter Crest Aqua Met
Propellers    2 x 35 in x 22 in x 4 blades
Forward Deck Winches    2 x 20 t rating with 14,000 lb line pull
Steel Fuel Tank    1x 600 U.S. gallon Capacity 
Navigation Mast    Collapsible for transportation
Bilge System    2 x 12 volt bilge pumps with auto level floats 
Main Engine Exhaust System    Residential rated truck mufflers in stainless steel
Steering    Kobelt Hydraulic
Rudder Angle Indicator Mounted @ steering station    Kobelt
Distribution Board    Independent 12 V breaker panel in wheelhouse

February 28, 2012

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