St. Johns Delivers Tugs for Australian Terminal Project
Palatka, Fla. (February 28, 2012) — St. Johns Ship Building of Palatka, Fla. delivered two custom built twin screw push tugs, the Lady Shayne and the Lady Dashelle, for Smithbridge of Brisbane Australia. These 25-ft tugs feature twin John Deere model diesel engines with a combined rating of 600hp and conventional shaft drives with reversing gears.
“The Lady Shayne and Lady Dashelle will be assigned to a very high profile marine construction site in Botany Bay in Sydney, Australia where a new bulk liquid terminal is being built to accommodate tankers,” said Ron Mason, Marine Operations Manager and New Construction Projects Manager for Smithbridge.
With these tugs, Smithbridge can adapt various kinds of utility equipment to the front of the vessel for different project requirements, “thanks to the excellent job St. Johns did in developing our hydraulic anchor handling frame for the front,” said Mason. The Shayne and Dashelle will handle the 160-ft by 80-ft piling barge as it goes through the piling process for the terminal.
In addition to these newbuilds, St. Johns Ship Building will begin work on a second pair of identical tugs, as well as a pair of 39-ft truckable tugs, for Smithbridge.
The Smithbridge Group specializes in civil and marine design and construction and operates in Australia, New Zealand, Guam and New Caledonia. Smithbridge has been recognized for its engineering innovations, outstanding job performance and high safety standards by organizations such as the Civil Contractors Federation, the Institution of Professional Engineers NZ, the Structural Engineering Society of New Zealand and the Guam Contractor’s Association.
St. Johns Ship Building, Inc. is a full service ship building facility with over 30 years combined experience, state of the art equipment and a crane capacity of 500 Tons. The shipyard features over 900 feet of bulkhead waterfront including a 400-ft launch basin, a 1,200 Ton dry dock, a 425-ft by 75-ft fabrication shop as well as complete carpentry, electrical and machine shops. St. Johns Ship Building is located on a beautiful 98 acre wooded site along the St. Johns River in Putnam County (approximately 68 southwest of Jacksonville, Fla.).
Main Particulars / Specifications for the Lade Shayne & Lady Dashelle:
Length, Overall 25’ 10”
Beam 13’ Outside of fenders
Draft 3’ 6”
Main Engines 2x John Deere Model #6081 Diesels rated @ 300HP each/Keel Cooled
Gearboxes 2x Twin Disc Marine Gears, Ratio= 2.88:1
Tailshafts 2x 2 ¾ ”Diameter Crest Aqua Met
Rudder Shafts 2x 2 ¾’ Diameter Crest Aqua Met
Flanking Rudders 2x 2 ¾” Diameter Crest Aqua Met
Propellers 2x 35”X22”X4 Blades
Forward Deck Winches 2x 20t Rating with 14,000LB line pull
Steel Fuel Tank 1x 600 USG’s Capacity
Navigation Mast Collapsible for transportation
Bilge System 2x 12volt Bilge Pumps with auto level floats
Main Engine Exhaust System Residential rated truck mufflers in Stainless Steel
Steering Kobelt Hydraulic
Rudder Angle Indicator Mounted @ steering station - Kobelt
Distribution Board Independent 12V breaker panel in wheelhouse
“The Lady Shayne and Lady Dashelle will be assigned to a very high profile marine construction site in Botany Bay in Sydney, Australia where a new bulk liquid terminal is being built to accommodate tankers,” said Ron Mason, Marine Operations Manager and New Construction Projects Manager for Smithbridge.
With these tugs, Smithbridge can adapt various kinds of utility equipment to the front of the vessel for different project requirements, “thanks to the excellent job St. Johns did in developing our hydraulic anchor handling frame for the front,” said Mason. The Shayne and Dashelle will handle the 160-ft by 80-ft piling barge as it goes through the piling process for the terminal.
In addition to these newbuilds, St. Johns Ship Building will begin work on a second pair of identical tugs, as well as a pair of 39-ft truckable tugs, for Smithbridge.
The Smithbridge Group specializes in civil and marine design and construction and operates in Australia, New Zealand, Guam and New Caledonia. Smithbridge has been recognized for its engineering innovations, outstanding job performance and high safety standards by organizations such as the Civil Contractors Federation, the Institution of Professional Engineers NZ, the Structural Engineering Society of New Zealand and the Guam Contractor’s Association.
St. Johns Ship Building, Inc. is a full service ship building facility with over 30 years combined experience, state of the art equipment and a crane capacity of 500 Tons. The shipyard features over 900 feet of bulkhead waterfront including a 400-ft launch basin, a 1,200 Ton dry dock, a 425-ft by 75-ft fabrication shop as well as complete carpentry, electrical and machine shops. St. Johns Ship Building is located on a beautiful 98 acre wooded site along the St. Johns River in Putnam County (approximately 68 southwest of Jacksonville, Fla.).
Main Particulars / Specifications for the Lade Shayne & Lady Dashelle:
Length, Overall 25’ 10”
Beam 13’ Outside of fenders
Draft 3’ 6”
Main Engines 2x John Deere Model #6081 Diesels rated @ 300HP each/Keel Cooled
Gearboxes 2x Twin Disc Marine Gears, Ratio= 2.88:1
Tailshafts 2x 2 ¾ ”Diameter Crest Aqua Met
Rudder Shafts 2x 2 ¾’ Diameter Crest Aqua Met
Flanking Rudders 2x 2 ¾” Diameter Crest Aqua Met
Propellers 2x 35”X22”X4 Blades
Forward Deck Winches 2x 20t Rating with 14,000LB line pull
Steel Fuel Tank 1x 600 USG’s Capacity
Navigation Mast Collapsible for transportation
Bilge System 2x 12volt Bilge Pumps with auto level floats
Main Engine Exhaust System Residential rated truck mufflers in Stainless Steel
Steering Kobelt Hydraulic
Rudder Angle Indicator Mounted @ steering station - Kobelt
Distribution Board Independent 12V breaker panel in wheelhouse