1980-1983 - Authorized for: International Navigation within 20 nml from coast and 50 nml from safe port or mooring point.

Fast transport catamaran - Catamarano per trasporto veloce.

The Goal:

High speed - small size / light weight engines - low consumption -

Passenger & cargo - bow side extra ramp.

Capacita' di carico di merci e passeggeri con possibilita' di imbarcare dalla rampa di prora.

1.1 - Hull length / Longueur de la coque / Lunghezza scafo : mt 16,00 - (53')

2.1 - Draft - pescaggio : 1' / 2' ( 0,30 - 0,60 mt ) cruising.
2.2 - Draft - pescaggio : 3' / 4' ( 0,90 - 1,20 mt ) at rest.

3 - Beam / Largeur de la coque/ Larghezza scafo........mt 5,10 - ( 17')

4 - Hull height: mt 5,10 - 17'.

5 - Bow - side door: width: 2 mt - 6' 2/3

6 - Stern side doors No. 1 - 1,20 mt ( 4') width - / 1,80 (6') High.

7 - Range / Autonomia : in relation to the installed engines.

CARGO CAPACITY - CHARGES MAX - CAPACITA' TRASPORTO:

8.1 - Long Cab : 3,000 Kg / 40 cumt - 6,000 lbs. / 1,400 cuft.
8.2 - Short Cab: 3,500 Kg / 40 cumt - 7,000 lbs / 1,400 cuft.

8.3 - Long cab: 30 seats + 10 folding seats.
8.4 - Short Cab: 30 seats + 10 folding seats + 18 stern-aft-deck.

9.1 - Construction material / Material / materiale di costruz. : marine steel / acier marine / acciaio and aluminium.
9.2 - Colour / Coleur / Colore - Standard - :....White / Blanc / Bianco

10 - Hull: catamarn / carena: catamarano

11 - Special hull' devices: internal patented flaps.

12 - Fuel Tank / Réservoir carburant / Serbatoio carburante:
12.1 - Diesel fuel : n. 2 x 1,000 lt each.

13 - Engine/s Power Available - Motorisation Possibles - Motorizzazione installabili:
13.1 - Diesel - Inboard n. 2. From 550 to 1,000 HP each.

14 - Crew / Equipage / Equipaggio:.................n. 4

15 - Water Tanks: n. 2 x 500 lt each

16 - Bilge pumps: automatic system

17- Speed :

17.1 - min. 25 knots ( 46 Km/h) fully loaded with 1,000 HP diesel engines.

18 - Standard Light Displacement :

18.1 - 20 Tons. with inboard diesel engines: Caterpillar 3406 C - 500 Hp each.

19- Propulsion

19.1 - Mr. Comerio pantented water flaps with variable tunnel profile for all versions
19.2 - Surface effect propellers.

20 - Standard Installation included in the basic hull price:
20.1 - Air forced ventilation.
20.2 - Chemical W.C.
20.3 - Lavatory
20.4 - mini-bar

21 - Accomodation included in the basic hull price
21.1 - Pilot chair designed to be converted into a lounge chair
21.2 - No. 2 folding crew's seats
21.3 - No. 2 crew' berths - Long cab version.

22 - Electronics & Controls included in the basic hull price
22.1 - Engine gauges
22.2 - G.P.S.
22.3 - Radio VHF / UHF /
22.4 - Radar
22.5 - Echo sounder.
22.6 - Electric control-box & panel

23 - Emergency equipment included in the basic hull price
23.1 - life jackets for all passengers.
23.2 - annular life-preserver for all passengers.
23.3 - n. 8 Handy extinguishers - powder -

24 - Illumination & Light equipment included in the basic hull price
24.1 - night navigation lights
24.2 - aft spot light
24.3 - internal corridor illumination
24.4 - sun-deck illumination

25 - Delivery place: ex- shipyard

26 - n. 2 Caterpillar 3406 C - 500 HP each - with reduction box, surface effect propellers, patented tunnel flaps, axles,

27.1 - Air Conditioning.
27.2 - Forced Heating system.
27.3 - Engine type under request.
27.4 - Deck canopy for the short cab version.

30 - Delivery time.
30.1 - Passengers - combi - cargo versions: 6 months.

31 - Omissis

32- Ship register./ Guarantee / extras

32.1 - A.B.S.
32.2 - Guarantees: one year on all construction defects.
32.3 - Engines' guarantees: from the maker.
32.4 - Free five days Crew training.

33 - The PATENT.

The "VARIABLE TUNNEL PROFILE" was registered in Malta the 13th of November 1991 - by Mr. Giorgio Comerio - Warrant No. 1085 issued by the Minister for Development of Tertiary Sector.

To increase the initial floating capacity of the catamaran's hull upon starting, special mobile wings are installed inside the tunnel.
Mobile surface gives more lifting hydrodynamic power to the hull at the initial departure stage.
The goal: catamaran emersion is quick and doesn't needs expensive horsepower supplied by powerful heavy engines.

34 - REMARKS.
34.1 - Passenger's capacity depends by Ship' register authorization as well as:
type of navigation, distance from the coast, type of wash, etc.
34.2 - Passenger's capacity as listed is only suggested by shipbuilder in consideration of the catamaran stability in low-wash condition.

35.1 - INBOARD.

CATERPILLAR 3406 C.- In-line 6, 4-Stroke-Cycle Diesel. - Standard type -

D Ratings - Planning hull vessels such as off-shore patrol boats, customs, police.
Dhp - Patrol craft, fast passenger vessel.

Bore X Stroke: 5.4" x 6.5" - 137 x 165 mm
Displacement: 893 cu in - 14,6 liter.
Rotation ( from flywheel end ) Counterclockwise
Transmissions: MG514C.

Power Ratio:
Kg/Kw 3.65
kK/ltr:27.6
compression: 14.5 : 1
cooling: FWC - Fresh water cooling

Brake horsepower - bhp: 535
Metric equivalent of brake horsepower - bkW : 399
Metric horsepower - mhp : 542.

Aspiration: Turbocharged aftercooled: TA
rotations per minuts - rpm : 2,100
Consumption: U.S. gallons per hour- U.S. gph : 27.7
Consumption: Liters per hour - L/h 104.8

Dimensions:

Front of engine to rear face of flywheel housing: LEnght : max. 62,2 " / 1,590 mm
Height of engine : max. 51" / 1,296 mm
WE Width of engine : max. 43" / 1,092 mm

Dry Weight:
1,327 Kg - 2,920 lb

Lateral View

Main deck - General Arrangement

Top - view.

Wheelhouse plan- Sketch. -

View on Bow

View on Stern- Sketch. -

Hulls of n 3 sister ship under construction - Scafi di 3 unita' gemelle in costruzione -

Hull of one ship under construction - Scafo di una unita' in costruzione -

Side view of one diver's supply vessel - Vista laterale di una unita' in esercizio come imbarcazione appoggio per subacquei -

FWD top side view of one diver's supply vessel - Vista a proravia di una unita' in esercizio come imbarcazione appoggio per subacquei -

View from bow of one diver's supply vessel - Vista da prua di una unita' in esercizio come imbarcazione appoggio per subacquei -

View from stern of one diver's supply vessel - Vista da poppa di una unita' in esercizio come imbarcazione appoggio per subacquei -