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WILDCAT 53 / 16m CATAMARAN

                    'Raised bridge deck version'

Symmetrical hull, high buoyancy bow catamaran offering excellent sea keeping, stability and impressive accommodation and deck space, suitable for Windfarm Support and a multitude of operational roles.

 

SPECIFICATION

 

L.O.A.

Length Moulded

BEAM

Beam moulded

Draft

Displacment

Lightship

Seating capacity

Fuel  capacity

Engines

Power output

Gearboxes

Generator

Speed

Operational

Maximum

Certification

 

 

 

 

DESIGN

 

 

 

INTERIOR

 

 

 

ENGINEERING

 

 

 

GALLERY

 

 

VIDEO 1

Orca III Sea trials, Alongside the two Azores pilot boats

 

 

 

VIDEO 2

Island Tiger, Rough weather trials, force 7-8 off Cork, Ireland

 

 

 

VIDEO 3

Island Tiger, Sea keeping & handling trials

 

 

 

VIDEO 4

Island Tiger, Coastguard helicopter training

 

 

 

 

 

 

55ft, / 17m

15.9m

6.4m

6.1m

1.3m

 

26,500kg

12 pass / 3 crew

3,000 litres

Volvo / Scania D16

750hp

Twin Disc 5135

9kw

 

22-23kts

25kts

MCA

The Wildcat 53 / 16m catamaran is a completely new design, and ‘ISLAND TIGER’ featured here is the first of two vessels being built for Island Shipping, the hull design is a larger version of our highly respected Wildcat 36/40 design, incorporating the same high buoyancy bow, twin chine catamaran hull form that has proved so successful in providing exceptional levels of sea keeping and performance. The Wiildcat 53 Catamaran  is 16m  moulded (17m LOA) with a 6.1m / 20ft  beam and has been designed from the outset specifically as a wind farm support vessel. To this end the bow area has been designed to accommodate a specially developed fender system from Ocean 3. The fender design is of high density foam core 400m x 500mm with a heavy 50mm thick rubber wall to cushion impacts and stresses in the bow. No stranger to building exceptionally strong GRP hulls, the Wildcat 53 has the same heavy duty scantlings as their renowned pilot boats which are often subject to severe impacts in rough weather, this produces a vessel that can withstand tough use in the harsh windfarm support vessel environment. GRP provides many benefits, being a homogeneous structure it is very strong, it gives a high standard of external finish with the advantage of zero maintenance, it is easily repaired and perfectly compliments Safehaven’s graceful design, resulting in a very striking vessel.

Island Tiger’ is powered by twin Scania D16 650hp engines driving Ultra Dynamics 451 waterjets, achieving a maximum speed of 25kts, combined with a very soft and comfortable ride, with exceptionally low noise levels of only 67db being recorded in the cabin at maximum speed.

The superstructure is a raised bridge deck design with the helm and navigators position elevated to provide excellent visibility. The cabin is centrally positioned in an ‘island configuration’ with a clear 750mm walkway each side and around the bow where there is a cargo lifting space. This provides a safe passageway and spacious work and boarding area at the bow.

 

    

 

 

 

Safehaven Marine, Ashgrove, Cobh, Co Cork, Ireland

Phone 00353 86 8054582

Email- info@safehavenmarine.com                    safehavenmarine@eircom.net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


WHEN YOU DEMAND STRENGTH & SEA KEEPING

 

All our vessels are build to the highest standards of strength & engineering and are renowned world wide for their exceptional sea keeping abilities.

For the best, most extreme, rough weather demonstration videos of our boats, see our amazing selection on you tube.

 

BEST ROUGH WEATHER ACTION PHOTOS

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