Nichols Bros. gets an order for a sixth Baydelta z-drive

摘要

Baydelta Maritime LLC, of San Francisco, contracted in August 2013 with Nichols Bros. of Freeland, Wash., for a new 100-by-40-foot z-drive tractor tug. Delta Audrey will be the ninth Delta-class tug Nichols has built, six of them for Baydelta Maritime. The tug is ABS load line certified and powered by twin Caterpillar 3516C marine diesel engines with a combined horsepower of 6,800. Each engine is mated to a Rolls-Royce US 255 FP z-drive system. The propulsion package will produce a bollard pull of more than 90 tons. The tug is also equipped with two C6.6 Caterpillar generators. The tug is fitted with two Markey winches (a hawser winch in the bow and a towing winch aft), Smith Berger towing pins, and SSR Marine fenders.