"SMIT LONDON"

The ocean-going tug "Smit London" has a length oa of 74. 75 m, a beam of 15. 68 m, a draft of 6. 40 m and is powered by two nine cylinder Stork-Werkspoor type 9TM410 diesel engines developing 22 000 1 hp at 16. 5 knots. The tug is designed for the towage of heavy and bulky objects, such as floating drydocks and offshore structures as well as salvage duties, and is equipped with Kort ducted propellers. The bollard pull is about 1 960kN.

• Corporate Authors:

  Whitehall Technical Press Limited

  29 Palace Street, Westminster
  London SW1,   England 
• Publication Date: 1975-11

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering International
  • Volume: 98
  • Issue Number: 1193
  • Publisher: Whitehall Technical Press Limited

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Diesel engines; Marine salvage; Ocean going tugs; Propulsion; Salvage; Ships; Tugboats; Vehicle design
• Uncontrolled Terms: Ship design
• Old TRIS Terms: Ship descriptions
• Subject Areas: Design; Marine Transportation; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00147807
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 31 1977 12:00AM