The landing craft ‘Victoria Tujuh’ was built by Malaysia’s Sealink International for its own use in Malaysia’s Kuching and surrounding waters.
Designed by the Sarawak-based Wong’s Shipbuilding Contractor and Designer, the vessel was built under survey to the American Bureau of Shipping.
The steel vessel has an overall length of 48 meters n a beam of 14.63 meters with a depth of 4.5 meters and a maximum draft of 3.2 meters.
The landing craft displaces some 1,855 tonnes and has a gross tonnage measured at 925GRT and a deadweight calculated at 1,163.6DWT.
The vessel is powered by twin Caterpillar 3412 DITA main engines, each rated at 632kW at 1,800rpm, with power diverted via Twin Disc 5225-DC reduction gears to drive twin fixed pitch propellers in Kort nozzles.
A single Volvo side thrusters with five tonnes thrust enhances vessel maneuverability and launching effectiveness.
The vessel had an average speed of 10.4 knots at sea trials.
The landing craft has a ramp door with dimensions of 6.8 meters (length) by 8.8 meters (breadth) and a timber-sheathed deck with capacity for 600 tons, deck strength of eight tons per square meter and a total deck area of 336m2 (12 meters by 28 meters).
Designed by the Sarawak-based Wong’s Shipbuilding Contractor and Designer, the vessel was built under survey to the American Bureau of Shipping.
The steel vessel has an overall length of 48 meters n a beam of 14.63 meters with a depth of 4.5 meters and a maximum draft of 3.2 meters.
The landing craft displaces some 1,855 tonnes and has a gross tonnage measured at 925GRT and a deadweight calculated at 1,163.6DWT.
The vessel is powered by twin Caterpillar 3412 DITA main engines, each rated at 632kW at 1,800rpm, with power diverted via Twin Disc 5225-DC reduction gears to drive twin fixed pitch propellers in Kort nozzles.
A single Volvo side thrusters with five tonnes thrust enhances vessel maneuverability and launching effectiveness.
The vessel had an average speed of 10.4 knots at sea trials.
The landing craft has a ramp door with dimensions of 6.8 meters (length) by 8.8 meters (breadth) and a timber-sheathed deck with capacity for 600 tons, deck strength of eight tons per square meter and a total deck area of 336m2 (12 meters by 28 meters).