”Oil Devil” (ex. ”PA 3”)
Type of vessel: Ex military self-propelled tank barge.
Built: 1979, Rauma Repola Shipyard, Finland. Hull no: 298.
Material: Steel, aluminium wheelhouse. Steelwork to DnV requirements. 7-12 mm plate thicknesses, 500 mm frame distance. Double bottom/double hull.
Length: 27.30 meters.
Beam:9.20 meters.
Draft: 2.50 meters.
Moulded depth: 4.00 meters.
Tonnage: Not measured.
Displacement: About 140 tons.
Cargo tank capacity: 308 m³ total, 4 x 50 m³ + 4 x 27 m³. 4 m³ petrol tank on deck.
Deck cargo capacity: 100 tons according to owner.
Main engine: Valmet 611 with 80 kVA Leroy-Somer TA2252M8 generator and Aquamaster Parkano DPR-755 360° thruster powered by a Rexroth hydraulic pump on the main engine.
Bunkers: Diesel – 2,000 litres.
FW – 1,500 litres.
Septic - 1,500 litres.
Cruising speed: 3.5 knots on about 30 litres/hour.
Equipment: Rauma Repola anchor winch with capstan, a 570 kg Hall anchor with 150 meters 20.5 mm chain. Nummi Rapid hydraulic crane, lifts 500 kg on 5 meters reach. 3,00 x 1,20 meter hydraulic bow ramp. 2 x cargo pumps with capacities 50 m³/hour and 20 m³/hour. Wärtsilä 1.60/40 towing rudder, air compressor for pneumatic tools, Rexroth hydraulic pump for crane and ramp. Three capstans on aft deck.
Nav. equipment: Suunto F-110 magnetic compass, Robertson rudder indicator, hydraulic steering for towing rudder.
General arrangement: Deckhouse with galley/messroom with four table seats and Metos Marine stove/oven, refrigerator. WC with toilet and sink, four berth cabin. Pump room below aft deck. Store room in forepeak, cargo hold below fore deck.
Classification: Vessel has no certificates, as a state ship not required.
Position: Kotka, Finland.