Baltic Workboats' aluminium patrol boat 2200 WP joins Belgium state fleet

<p>Baltic Workboats AS, an Estonian shipbuilding company with a shipyard in Nasva, announced completion of its first 22-metre wave-piercing aluminium patrol boat Patrol 2200 WP for the Belgium Customs. The aluminium boat, named Zeeleeuw (Sea lion), will serve as a multi-function patrol vessel for the Belgium state fleet DAB VLOOT. <br /><br />Baltic Workboats Ltd. Director of Sales J&uuml;ri Taal said, "Building Zeeleeuw was extremely important step for us as she&rsquo;s the first patrol craft in our series of wave-piercing vessels and will add another product line to complement our high-speed wave-piercing range of extremely seaworthy boats. We hope she&rsquo;s the first of many to follow.&rdquo;<br /><br />Aluminium-made Patrol 2200 WP&rsquo;s has a total length of 21,97m with maximum beam of 6,40m and draft measuring around 1,75m. At full load, it has a displacement of approximately 40 tonnes which includes 3000 litres of fuel, 500 litres of both water and waste, plus 300 l bilge water tank. <br /><br />The lightmetal vessel can be launched at speeds up to 8 kn and carries a 5-metre RIB at the aft ramp. It has a central wheelhouse compared to aft one used with pilot boat designs. Patrol 2200 WP also has an underdeck mess room equipped with basic amenities for the crew on board. <br /><br /><img style="vertical-align: middle; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src="http://www.alcircle.com/uploads/images/Baltic%20WorkBoat.jpg" alt="News" width="500" height="332" /><br /><br />The aluminium patrol boat is powered by twin Volvo Penta D16MH marine diesel engines, 405 kW @ 1800 rpm each, rotating 5-blade fixed-pitch propellers through ZF 665V marine gearboxes. This powertrain can propel the vessel to a maximum speed of 22 knots. Thanks to its aluminium built, the vessel is not only light in weight but also highly fuel-efficient with diesel consumption totalling only 133 litres per hour at 20kn patrol speed.<br /><br />The aluminium Patrol 2200 WP built for the state fleet DAB VLOOT is equipped adequately to suit her future working environment requirements:; for instance, it has two radars &ndash; one for sea use and another for use on river.&nbsp; Both the radars are equally viable on twin 24&rdquo; widescreen displays. There is also a built-in office space for normal Customs procedures and basic rescue equipment for saving lives while on board.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>