May Princess

World class vessel, Anglian Princess in Mount's Bay.Anglian PrincessIMO Nr: 9242766Ocean Going Tug – UT 719-2-T Rolls Royce Ullstein patternEmergency Towing Vessel (ETV)16,500 bhp. Two Wartsila 16V 32LND 12000 kW (750 rev/minute);two controllable pitch propellers in fixed nozzlesTwin or independent flap rudders with Tenfjord SR 662 steering gear.Built 2001/2 by Yantal Raffles Shipyard, Shandong, ChinaArrived UK 12th September 2002.Registered in Lowestoft; Crew of 11.2258 grt; 677 nrt; 1800 dwt.221 feet (67.40 m/66.03 waterline) length x 50.8 feet (15.5 m) x 24.6 feet (7.5 m) depth; Draught 20.3 feet (7.5m)Owners : Klyne Tugs of Lowestoft - long-term chartered to the Maritime and Coastguard Agency.The Fire Fighting System consists of two Skum SFP250 x 350 pumpswhich can deliver 264,000 gallons (1,200 cubic metres) of water per hour.Two electrically driven 9 tonne bowthrusters 588KwOne electrically driven 8 tonne sternthruster 660Kw Fuel Consumption : 17 knots / 45 tonnes per day; 12 knots / 24 tonnes per day.Bollard Pull of 180 tons.Tow wire : 4,900 feet (1,500 m) of 76mm diameter wire.The stern roller is 8.2 feet (2.5m) diameter with a safe working load of 500 tonnes.Triple drum Brattrag 300 tonnes hydraulic winch with 450 tonnes brake holding capacity.Line pull on each drum 300 tonnes.The two Spek anchors have 1,500 feet (460 m) of stud link chainThe ship is equipped with a very special manoeuvring system,where a Rolls Royce Poscon P450 system single joystick enables the ship to be controlledand set to any direction in attitude and yet maintain direction and course.