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1 shaft, 35,000 SHP (26 MW) Speed: over 27 knots: Boats & landing craft carried: 1 Diesel Capt. Gig. 1 26 ft Motor whale boat: Complement: 18 officers, 267 enlisted: Sensors and processing systems: AN/SPS-40 Air Search Radar; AN/SPS-67 Surface Search Radar; AN/SQS-26 Sonar; AN/SQR-18 Towed array sonar system; Mk68 Gun Fire Control System ...
A modern copy of a whaleboat at Mystic Seaport.The mast is stowed with its heel under the after thwart and resting on the gunwale on the starboard quarter. The 2 tubs containing the whale rope are in the after half of the boat, and the rope is led round the loggerhead and then forward to the bow, between the chocks.
After 1956 the Montagu was gradually replaced with the 27-foot Motor Whaler, a three-in-one whaler [5] with an inboard petrol engine: this could also be pulled or sailed. They were heavy and handled poorly, and were superseded by the Motor Whaler Mod 1. which abandoned the sailing rig. [5] They continued until the 1990s.
"Two whales came out of the water, hit this boat, landed on the motor, popped the top off of that. This is mostly made of rubber and metal, some of it damaged as well - you see where it was ...
An additional 140 PS (100 kW) electric motor was intended for slow speeds underwater and could be powered by either the 112 Type 26-SU battery cells or a 450 PS (330 kW) DG-17 diesel generator. The boat was fitted with a folding snorkel to allow the diesel engines to operate while underwater. [5]
The motor whale boat and its 6-man team returned to Hanson. On 1 October, supported the 11th Ranger group, probably around the Mộ Đức area. From 2 to 3 October Hanson , relieved of gun line duties, participated in WBLC north of DMZ by participating in nine surface raider strikes against transshipment points, storage areas, and other ...
The boat has a draft of 6.00 ft (1.83 m) with the centerboard extended and 1.75 ft (0.53 m) retracted, allowing beaching or ground transportation on a trailer. [1] [3] The boat is normally fitted with a small outboard motor for docking and maneuvering. [1] [3] The design has a hull speed of 6.44 kn (11.93 km/h). [3] [5]
The boat has a draft of 4.50 ft (1.37 m) with the standard keel and 3.5 ft (1.1 m) with the optional shoal draft keel. [1] The total sail area on boats built prior to 2005 is 283.00 sq ft (26.292 m 2) and after that date 338.00 sq ft (31.401 m 2). [1] The boat is normally fitted with a small outboard motor for docking