THE ASSOCIATION OF MARYLAND PILOTS has ordered a new class of all-aluminum pilot boat from Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding, Duclos Corporation, Somerset, Mass. Set for delivery in April 2021, it is called the "Baltimore Class" after the pilots' base of operations at the Port of Baltimore, and has a length overall of 48.5 feet, beam of 15.6 feet and draft of 4 feet. Featuring the Ray Hunt Design deep V hull, it will be powered by twin Volvo Penta D13, EPA Tier 3-compliant diesel engines, each delivering 600 hp at 1,900 rpm with a top speed of 29 knots. A Hum-phree interceptor trim-tab control system, with automatic trim optimization, will be installed at the transom.
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