Camarc/ Kvichak for Savannah Pilots
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The Savannah Pilots of Savannah, Georgia USA have ordered a new 78ft pilot boat designed by the UK's Camarc Ltd which will be built at Kvichak Marine Industries of Seattle USA. The all aluminium craft's broad beam of 21ft 5in is expected to provide fine sea keeping and manoeuvrability characteristics, Main engines for the vessel will be a pair of Cummins KTA38 M2 units with a heavy duty rating for 1,350hp each at 1,900rpm. The engines will power Hamilton 651 waterjets through ZF2550 marine gears.
The fourth craft in the Savannah Pilots' fleet, the newbuild will be the seventh pilot boat Camarc, Kvichak and Derecktor Shipyards of New York have partnered on to design and build for US pilot associations. Typically, Kvichak constructs Camarc designed vessels west of the Mississippi River and Derecktor builds those destined for the eastern side of the country. However, due to Derecktor's current production schedule, Kvichak is building the boat for Savannah.
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