Doosan chosen for Scottish Sea Farms latest vessel
Scottish Salmon Farms has taken delivery of its latest vessel – powered by twin Doosan V158TIH main engines.
Designed by consultant naval architects AG Salmon as a multi-role vessel, Sally Ann was built by Arklow Marine Services in Ireland for Scottish Sea Farms to be used on the West Coast of Scotland across all the Scottish Sea Farms sites.
The vessel is 22.8m in length with an 8m beam and a lightship displacement of 120 tonnes. She has a service speed of 9 knots with a maximum speed of 10.5 knots.
The Doosan V158TIH engine is a 14.6 litre V8 twin turbo charged and intercooled unit producing 480bhp / 353kW @ 1800rpm. It has a conventional fuel injection system and two push-rod operated values per cylinder for simplicity and ease of maintenance.
The engines are coupled to twin disk quick shift boxes and clutched PTOs.
“The Doosan range of heavy duty propulsion engines and auxiliaries is a firm favourite with commercial fleets,” explained WaterMota MD, Mike Beacham. “The engines are designed for easy, fast and economical installation and are well balanced to provide vibration free and low level noise while in operation, together with allowing for ease of maintenance.”
Sally Ann is capable of carrying 106 tonnes on deck and also has the ability to carry containerised cargo and ISO tanks together with fuel bunkers for 16,000 litres of fuel and three tonnes of water.
The engines were commissioned by Rob Walker of Harbour Marine Engineering Services.
By Katina Read
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