The Schottel Group of Companies, Spay/Rhine, Germany, has received an order to supply eight rudder-propellers for four tractor tugs building in South Africa.
The twin-screw tugs are being built for South African Railways, Johannesburg, by Dorbyl Marine, Durban, and are scheduled to be delivered in mid-1982 and early 1983. Two of the tugs will serve in the Port of Durban and the others in East London.
SOUTH AFRICAN R.R. TUGS Length overall 107' Beam 31' Depth 13½' Draft 19' Displacement (approx.) 500 tons Bollard Pull 40 tons Power (2) MAK Diesel engines type 6M332, each developing 1,100 kw (1,500 hp) at 850 rpm Propulsion (2) Schottel-Rudderpropellers type SRP 1100/1100 Gear reduction 4.12:1 Speed 12 knots Propeller diameter 2,400 mm in nozzles Class Lloyd's Register of Shipping