On Valentine’s Day this year the crew boat Stanford Swan was delivered to Stanford Marine of Dubai by Grandweld Shipyard also of Dubai. Designed by Grandweld, the 41 by 7.3-meter vessel has a molded depth of 3.5 meters. This volume allows tankage for 15,873 US gallons of fuel and 10,582 gallons of water. In addition to accommodations for a crew of ten, the new boat has seating for 60 offshore personnel. The aft deck can carry 35 tons of cargo. A HYPAC HHAW151611 anchor winch is mounted on the foredeck.
Main engines are three Cummins KTA38-M2 each producing 1350 hp at 1950 RPM and swinging 5-bladed fixed pitch propellers slightly over square with 43.3 in diameters and 45.35 inches of pitch. The props are mounted on 3.8-meter long shafts with 114.3 mm diameters. The marine gears are ZF 3055 with 2.5:1 ratios. Speeds are in the 24-knot range.
The Stanford Swan is fitted with a bow thruster powered by a Cummins 6CT8.3-D (M) producing 188 BHP at 1800 RPM. The vessel also has two 84 kw gen sets. A fire pump can project water 50 meters out.
Stanford Marine L.L.C. is a full-fledged marine company and a member of the GMOSS Group of companies. Stanford has offices in Dubai and Abu Dubai offering offshore support services to major oil companies in the Persian Gulf and beyond. Grandweld Shipyard is also a GMOSS company and operates a shipyard at Al Jadaf with a Synchorlift complex having a lift capacity of 5000 DWT and 100 meters length overall.