"Alfa"
Type of vessel: Rescue boat, ex. police motor-boat
Built: 1980, Fårösundsvarvet, Sweden
Material: Aluminium
Length: 10,0 meters
Breadth: 3,2 meters
Draft: 1,2 meters
Tonnage: Under 20
Main engine: 3 x Volvo AD 41B, Volvo Aquamatic 280 outdrive. Drives overhauled winter 2000.
Cruising speed: 70 litres /hour at abt. 25 knots. Top speed 31 - 32 knots
Bunkers: Fuel - 600 litres Fresh water - 100 litres Sewage - yes
Classification: Not under class.
Equipment: Racal-Decca daylight radar, Lowrance LDD-1800 echo-sounder, Shipmate RS8300 GPS navigator, Icom IC-M56 VHF, HyGain communication radio, Ebersprächer diesel heater/water heater.
General arrangement: Large wheelhouse with navigator's area and small galley. Small saloon with two bunks and toilet under deck. Large aft deck. The boat is currently used as a rescue boat in Lake Vänern by the Swedish Rescue Company, and is taken out of service in may/june, 2000. The Swedish Rescue Company has invested a lot of money in machinery and propultion during winter 99-2000.
Position: Karlstad, north part of Lake Vänern, Sweden.