Operating Instructions for the VELOX model boat
Order No. 2161
The full-size vessel
The VELOX escort tug was built at Astilleros Gondan in Spain in the year 2005, and
was delivered to Ostensjo Rederi AS, Haugesund, Norway, in 2006. The ship is fitted
with two
Type 32R6/210-2 Voith-Schneider propellers
, powered by a pair of
Bergen
C25: 33L8P
diesel engines, each generating 2400 kW. This power train gives the tug
a maximum pulling power of 140 t at fifteen knots, and 150 t at ten knots
.
Overall length
.
37.00 m
Length between perps.
33.85 m
Overall beam
14.00 m
Draft at CWL
5.40 m
Max. draft
6.90 m
Speed
15 kn
Bollard pull
65 t
Equipment:
Double hydraulic winch with 200 t pull
1 x 250 m 80 mm Ø steel cable
1 x 800 m 57 mm Ø plastic cable
Fire-fighting equipment:
1 Water monitor: 20.000 l / min
1 Foam monitor: 20.000 l / min
Accommodation:
Six single cabins, living room, galley, wash-rooms, laundry
Model description
Specification
Length
approx.
885
mm
Beam
approx. 350
mm
Draft
approx.
130
mm
Overall height approx.
550 mm
All-up weight incl. RC approx.
6.5 kg
Dry weight excl. battery approx. 4.5 kg
Scale approx.
1 : 46
Our model of the VELOX was developed with the support of Voith Turbo Schneider
Propulsion, Heidenheim. Like the full-size vessel, the model is equipped with two
Voith Schneider propellers.
The Voith Schneider power units make the tug extremely manoeuvrable, as it can
move in any direction.
GRAUPNER GmbH & Co. KG D-73230 KIRCHHEIM/TECK GERMANY
No liability for printing errors. Technical modifications reserved.
10/2010
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