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Engineering

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General

Speed (Max.): 12.0 knots (14.0 knots)
Speed, Hydro acoustic Survey: 0 to 11.0 knots
Range: 12,000 NM
Endurance: 40 days
Endurance Constraint: Food storage capacity, fuel capacity

Machinery Plant

Integrated Diesel Electric, 24-Pulse DC SCR Drive System
Two 1,150 kW (1,542 hp) Propulsion Motors on a Common Shaft
Two 1,360 kW Diesel Generators
Two 910 kW Diesel Generators
Shaft horsepower: 3,084 hp

Propellers

Quantity: 1
Size: 4.3 m (14.1 ft) diameter
Blades: Fixed pitch

Bow Thruster

Quantity: 1
Type: AC Induction Azimuthing
Rated Power: 720 kW (966 HP)

Fuel

Type: #2 Diesel
Capacity: 110,000 gal
Consumption: 2,500 gal/day

Freshwater System

Two Alfa Laval Model JWP-16 C40 Distillers. Rated @ 1850 gal/day each

Pollution Control

Marine Sanitation Device (MSD) Model MX-5 for sewage disposal
FAST (Fixed Activated Sludge Treatment) System
Diesel-fuelled Incinerator for solid waste

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