Cheoy Lee delivers two more crewboats to Swissco

OCTOBER 17, 2014—Hong Kong-headquartered shipbuilder Cheoy Lee has delivered a second pair of 70-passenger, 36m Incat Crowther-designed monohull crewboats to Singapore-based operator Swissco Holdings.

The two, Swissco Spring and Swissco Leopard, follow on from the previously delivered Swissco Puma and Swissco Cheetah.

The design features 94 m² of aft cargo deck, capable of carrying 50 tons. The main deck passenger compartment features 70 seats, beverage counter, luggage racks and a pair of heads. Forward doors allow direct access to the foredeck for bow transfer of personnel. Below decks, the vessels accommodate ten crew in six cabins. Crew bathroom, laundry, galley and mess are situated aft of these.

The vessels are each powered by three Cummins KTA38M2 main engines, each producing 1,350 bhp at 1,900 rev/min. These drive through Twin Disc MGX6690SC gearboxes to fixed-pitch propellers.

The hull shape was refined through CFD analysis, giving the vessels a service speed of 24 knots and a top speed of over 27 knots.

An additional two 36m Monohull Crewboats are under construction at Cheoy Lee for Swissco Holdings. Continuing a long relationship between designer and builder, Incat Crowther can also announce that Cheoy Lee is currently building a pair of 40 m monohull crewboats. These vessels, to be delivered to an undisclosed operator, are an evolution of the 36m vessel, offering increased capability and capacity.

SPECIFICATIONS – 36m MONOHULL CREWBOAT
PRINCIPAL DIMENSIONS
Length Overall: 118 ft – 2 in / 36.0 m
Length Waterline: 113 ft – 11 in / 34.7 m
Beam Overall: 25 ft / 7.6 m
Draft (hull): 5 ft / 1.5 m
Draft (prop): 7′- 7″ / 2.3 m
Depth: 12 ft/ 3.65m
Construction: Marine grade aluminum