The basic dock check having been completed and stabilizers initialized,its time to see what she’ll do. The series of photos which follow have Iron Lady at about 34 metric tons / 75,000 pounds. She is doing approximately nine knots (instruments are yet to be zeroed in).
The first thing to note are the bow and stern waves, or lack thereof.
That is a svelte, or one could say sexy, bow wave.
The stern release is clean.
And the quarter wave at this speed and displacement almost non-existent.
The FPB 64 was an efficient, sea kindly vessel before. She will be even better now.
We have preliminary data indicating speed/RPM/fuel burn are in the targeted range even though initial runs are in shallow, brackish water which is hard on performance.
Stay tuned.
Posted by Steve Dashew (February 1, 2011)
February 2nd, 2011 at 12:12 am
Wow, nice addition to an impressive family of vessels. Look forward to hearing your feedback on the swim step addition and its impact on efficiency improvements. Is she going to make it down to Auckland at any stage soon? I would love to see it in person, even if only the outside.
February 2nd, 2011 at 10:38 am
Hi Richard:
Iron Lady will be cruising New Zealand waters until late fall, and she will almost certainly be in the Auckland area at some point.