Incat Crowther Inks Contract For Construction Of Seastreak Commodore’s Sister Vessel

Incat Crowther is pleased to announce the contract for the construction of a sister vessel to. The great success of Seastreak Commodore has opened the door to welcome a second Incat Crowther 45 to accommodate the large passenger volume along traditional routes serviced by Seastreak and brings the operator’s fleet of Incat Crowther-designed vessels to a total of nine.

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At 45m x 12m with a capacity for 600 passengers, the sister vessel will join Seastreak Commodore as the highest capacity UCSG Subchapter K certified fast ferries ever built. The vessel will be built at Midship Marine in Harvey, Louisiana and will be powered by four MTU 12V4000 M64 main engines providing redundancy whilst operating efficiently at a modest rating. The vessel is propelled by Kongsberg Kamewa 63S4 waterjets. During sea trials of Seastreak Commodore, in a fully loaded condition, the vessel achieved in excess of 38 knots.

SPECIFICATIONS – 45m CATAMARAN PASSENGER FERRY

PRINCIPAL DIMENSIONS

• Length Overall 147’ 8” / 45.0m
• Length Waterline 137’ 6” / 41.9m
• Beam Overall 39’ 5” / 12.0m
• Draft (hull) 5’ 4” / 1.63m
• Depth 12’ 10” / 3.9m
• Construction Marine grade aluminum

CAPACITIES

• Fuel Oil 4000 gallons / 15 142 litres
• Fresh Water 1000 gallons / 1 893 litres
• Sullage 700 gallons / 2 650 litres
• Passengers 600
• Crew 6

PROPULSION AND PERFORMANCE

• Speed (Service) 35 knots
• Speed (Max) 38 knots
• Main Engines 4 x MTU 12V4000 M64
• Power 4 x 1398kW / 1875hp @ 1800rpm
• Propulsion 4 KaMeWa 56S4 waterjets
• Generators 2 x John Deere 6068 SFM85

REGULATORY

• Flag USA
• Class / Survey USCG Subchapter K

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