A-397

specifications

Dimensions Length Overall 270'
Summer Draft 18'11~1/2
Length for Classification 270'
Tug Notch Length 3'
Breadth 60.1'
Cargo Header 80' Fwd of stern
Depth 25.2'

Arrangement

Built Date 1962
Full spoon bow; steep raked stern fitted with skegs and notch for tug. Flush Deck, double hull; forepeak 4 coiled tank pairs and a coiled center tank, machinery space for heaters, etc.

Structure

Classification American Bureau of Shipping- A1 Oil Barge
Inspection USCG certified for Ocean service
Grade D and E Cargoes

Capacities

Cubic Capacity 39,746.10 Bbls. (100%)
No. 6 Fuel Oil 38,523 Bbls.
No.2 Diesel Oil 37,707.84 Bbls.
Asphalt (7.9#/GAL) G.L. Summer 37,636 (95%) Bbls.
G.L. Winter 37,636 (95%) Bbls.

Cargo System

Cargo Heater Vapor Liquid Phase Heater
Capacity 8,400,000 BTU/hr
Outlet Temperature 385°
Cargo Pumps (2x) Sier-Bath Screw
Capacity 1500 GPM each at 125 PSI
Cargo Pump Engines (2x) GM 8V-71
(2x) Segregated Piping Systems
Capacities 23,590 Bbls. and 14,046 Bbls.
Discharge Headers (2x) 8" pipes
Tank Coils 2 layers of pipe in every tank
Operation Heating system is designed and approved to operate at all times, even while underway, ensuring that the cargo is at the proper temperature for discharge.

Equipment

Anchor (1x) 3000# Stockless
Rode 585' of 2 1/4" chain
Winch Emerson-Walker Direct Grip Windlass powered by Denison Hydraulic Motor
Generators (1x) 125 kW A.C. w/ GM 6-71 engine
(1x) 125 kW A.C. w/ CAT 3306 engine
Blow Down Air Compressor (1x) SullAir 40 hp Electric motor with 160 CFM capacity

 


Selected Vessel

A-397

Official Number: 290177


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