Chesapeake Shipbuilding Corp., Salisbury, Md., successfully launched the 94’x34’x10’6″ push tug Salisbury, the first of four sisterships for Vane Brothers, Baltimore. The new boat, designed by the shipyard, is Subchapter M compliant. Salisbury is scheduled to be delivered in July 2019.
The 3,000-hp boat is equipped with Caterpillar 3512 main engines, conventional shafts, rudders and flanking rudders. It will accommodate up to seven crewmembers and has large private and semiprivate quarters.
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