Protector specifications

Owner/Operator: Port of Long Beach, Calif./Long Beach Fire Department
Designer: Robert Allan Ltd., Vancouver, British Columbia
Builder: Foss Maritime Co., Seattle, Wash.
Dimensions: L: 108’ B: 35’ D: 15’
Mission: Firefighting and emergency response
Crew size: Four to six

HULL
• Single hull steel 

PERFORMANCE
• Top speed: 12 knots
• Patrol speed: 8 knots (minimum wake)

PROPULSION/GENERATORS
• (2) Caterpillar 3512C main engines, each 2,012 bhp at 1,600 rpm
• (2) Voith Schneider 26GII/165 AE45 cycloidal propellers
• (2) Caterpillar C6.6 gensets

CAPACITIES
• Fuel: 15,900 gallons
• Potable water: 750 gallons
• Firefighting foam: 4,200 gallons NovaCool

DECK EQUIPMENT
• (10) Fire Fighting Systems monitors, total capacity 41,000 gpm
• Rapp Hydra Pro HP50-15T2 hydraulic crane
• Lee Shore Boats 16-foot Silverheels fast rescue boat

NAVIGATION/ELECTRONICS
• Furuno NavNet 3D radar system (dual independent systems)
• Furuno FA-150 AIS
• FLIR infrared camera
• Motorola XTL 5000 radios
• Standard Horizon GX-55005 radios
• KVH TracPhone V3 satellite phone
• KVH TracVision M5 TV

ACCOMODATIONS
• Crew four to six; eight additional personnel

OTHER EQUIPMENT/FEATURES
• (2) Caterpillar 3512C pump engines
• Caterpillar C12 pump engine
• Fike FM-200 fire suppression system
• 500-gpm eductors for dewatering

By Professional Mariner Staff