NovaStar, VB101, New Build, 34.8m LOA, 52 Knots, Carbon/Kevlar Hull

Description

  1. Overview
    1. Stealth military boat designer
    2. 52 knot vessel leads in technology
    3. New build patrol vessel
    4. Hull is carbon, kevlar, vinyl ester with ballistic protection to NIJ III and windows to NIJ IIIA
    5. Powered by 4 MAN V2000 M94 engines with an endurance of 420 nm at 30 knots, with a sprint of 52 knots
    6. Vessel may be built to RINA, CCS or IACS option
    7. Class society: IACS
  2. Accommodation
    1. Accommodation for 10 crew
    2. Crew mess
    3. Interrogation room
    4. Gun and ammunition lockers
    5. Two officer’s cabins
    6. Galley
    7. 4 toilets
  3. Specifications
    1. Length overall: 34.8 m
    2. Beam: 7 m
    3. Maximum draft: 1.3 m
    4. Displacement: 110 metric tons
    5. Hull material: carbon fibre
    6. Hull type: monohull
    7. Fuel capacity: 20,000 litres
    8. Water capacity: 3,000 litres
    9. Holding tank capacity: 1,000 litres
  4. Propulsion and Power
    1. Number of engines: 4
    2. Engine model: MAN V2000 M94
    3. Engine power: 2600
    4. Fuel type: diesel
    5. Drive type: surface piercer
    6. 4 x MTU mains with MG 6848SC (2.47:1) gearboxes linked to Arneson ASD16 drives
    7. 2 x 70 kW gensets
    8. Bowthruster
  5. Performance
    1. Cruising speed: 30 knots
    2. Maximum speed: 52 knots
  6. Electronics and Equipment
    1. Comprehensive electronic package
    2. Intercom
    3. CCTV
    4. Dual control wheelhouse and flybridge
    5. Personal control device water cannon with minimum 70 m range mounted on wheelhouse roof
    6. Stiffened fore deck for launcher
  7. Construction
    1. Construction time approximately 12 months
    2. Yard has capacity of 4 units at the same time