Tug OCEAN TOWER
General Particulars

Type

Twin Screw Steel Ocean Tug with Upper Wheelhouse

Built

1978 Quality Equipment, Inc. Houma, LA

Official Number

Classification

ABS A-1 Towing Service, Maltese Cross

Port of Registry

Tampa, FL

Call Sign

Machinery
Main Engines (2) EMD 12-645-E6

3,000 HP @ 900 RPM

Reduction Gears (2) Reintjes WAV 1850
5:1 Reduction
Generators

(2) 99-KW

Generator Engines (2) Detroit 8V71
Shafting 9"
Propellers 108” x 108” 4 blade Stainless Steel in Kort Nozzles
Tankage
Fuel 96,000 GALLONS
Hydraulic Oil 225 gallons
Lube Oil 4,185 gallons
Potable water 6,925 gallons
Fire Fighting/Lifesaving Equipment
Lifesaving

8 - man liferaft.
Life preservers and work vests
Immersion Suits

Firefighting

Portable Fire Extinguishers
fixed CO2 system in machinery space

Dimensions
LOA 115 feet
Height of eye 45 FEET
Beam 32 feet
Tonnages 177.84 Gross
120 Net
Draft 15 feet
Towing Gear
Towing Machine Intercon DD200
Line pull 200,000 pounds driven by Detroit 8V71
Integral stern roller and Texas Bar
Towing Wire Primary 2" x 2,500'
Secondary 2" x 2,500'
Navigation/Communications
Steering

ELECTRIC / HYDRAULIC W/ AUTOPILOT

Fathometer

(1) Sitex
Gyro compass

SPERRY
VHF

 (3) Standard
Radars

(2) Furuno
SSB

(1) SEA Model 222
GPS (1) NORTHSTAR 941X
(1) Garmin Model Map 210
Cellular Phone Motorolla
Chartplotter (2) Nobeltech
INMARSTAT-C (1) FURUNO