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Kingdom of Fife

Uploaded by Guest , May 08 2009 11:14 AM

Kingdom of Fife

The unusual site of the Kingdom of Fife anchored off Whitley Bay (North East England) on 7th May 2009. Unusual as the anchorage is off Tynemouth.

Lying probably too far for my lens, but hey ho, beggars cannot be choosers.

I think she is the area to replace a couple of buoys.

Type: Anchor Handling Tug Supply

Owner/Operator: Briggs Marine Services - Aberdeen

Built: 2008-07 OAO Damen Shipyards Okean - Nikolayev (Hull)
2008-07 B.V. Scheepswerf Damen - Gorinchem Yard/hull No.: 552001
Standard design:Damen AHTS 6114; Hull Material:Steel; Hull Connections:Welded

Length Overall 61.200
Length (BP) 54.600
Breadth Extreme 13.800
Breadth Moulded 13.500
Draught 4.500
Depth 6.000
Gross 1,459
Net 437
Deadweight 1,200
CGT 4,212
Formula Deadweight 1,952

2 oil engines with clutches, flexible couplings & single reduction geared to screw shafts driving 2 CP propellers at 197 rpm
Total Power: Mcr 4,060kW (5,520hp)
Max. Speed: 13.50kts
Design: Caterpillar, Engine Builder: Caterpillar Inc. - Peoria, Illinois
2 x C280-6, 4 Stroke, Single Acting, In-Line (Vertical)
6 Cy. 280 x 300, Mcr: 2030 kW (2760 hp) at 1000 rpm




    Kevin Munro
    May 08 2009 11:25 AM
    Aye Steve, bit about her here,

    http://forum.shipais...?showtopic=3654

    Guest
    May 08 2009 11:34 AM
    Hi Kev

    Thanks for that - she is riding the rough seas at the moment, moving up and down the coast. Hopefully we will see her in the Tyne for a closer shot  :idiot2:

    Regards

    Steve E.

    gde
    May 08 2009 10:34 PM
    Watched her on AIS coming up from the West coast to the North Sea,I like the paint job,did not know it was owned by Briggs Marine.

    Guest
    May 08 2009 10:46 PM
    Hi Gavin

    Yes she is off Blyth at the moment, been up and down the North East England Coast today, not sure why she isn't just lying in the anchorage.

    Regards

    Steve E.

    dong86
    May 08 2009 11:24 PM
    wot does this company do steve?

    Guest
    May 09 2009 12:12 AM
    Hi Gavin

    In the words of Briggs themselves - The Briggs Group is a leader in the provision of marine contracting and environmental services. With bases across the UK and around the world, we are able to provide clients with bespoke solutions whatever their requirement.

    Check their web site out at http://www.briggsmarine.com/

    Regards

    Steve E.

    terryw
    May 10 2009 12:41 PM
    hi steve she was built for briggs marine and fitted with a class 1 dp system. she is on charter to the navy for replacing bouys. i was watching it from the seafront the other day. i sent a cv to them while i was away in china asking about doing dp work on it. i had an email back a couple of days ago asking if would be interested in being kept on file incase a masters job came up in the future.

    Guest
    May 10 2009 03:21 PM
    Hi Terry

    Just a pity that she didn't come into the Tyne for a bit of R&R  :idiot2:

    Regards

    Steve E.

    terryw
    May 10 2009 08:19 PM
    looks like she's gone now steve i see the bouy is back in place.

    Guest
    May 10 2009 10:09 PM
    Aye Terry, just checked AIS and she is in the Forth - Burntisland  :idiot2:

    Regards

    Steve E.