”Pilot 720 SE” (ex. ”Tjb 720”)
Type of vessel: Swedish pilot boat.
Built: 1980, Lidwalls Verkstads AB, Sweden. Hull no: 794.
Material: Aluminium. 8-12 mm hull thickness, above water line 5 mm. 4 mm bulkheads, tanks superstructure and deck. ø 60 mm shaft and rudder stock.
Length: 11.70 meters (Lwl: 10,60 m).
Beam: 3.90 meters.
Draft: 1.10 meters.
Displacement: About 10 tons.
Tonnage: Not measured but <20 GT.
Main engine: Scania DSI 14 48M23 U, 442 bHp, new 1992. Twin-Disc MG 5111 A hydraulic reduction gearbox with 1.484:1 ratio. Fixed Inergen fire suppression in engine room. Racor filters.
Cruising speed: 14-15 knots, top speed about 19 knots.
Bunkers: Diesel – 2 x 500 litres.
Equipment: Cassen & Plath Iota magnetic compass, Richie Magtronic MS-100 digital compass, Tenfjord SPL 1 750 hydraulic steering, Furuno FE-4300 echosounder, 2 x Shipmate RS 8000 VHFer, Zodiac com radio, Furuno GP-50 Mark-3 GPS navigator, Adveto Aecdis-2000 electronic charts, Oceanide MK II VHF direction-finder, Philips RC 228 radio. Window wipers on the five forward and front windows. Tenfjord rudder indicator, 6-person Viking 6DK+ life raft, Variotron 1550W, DC24-1250 S inverter, 220V-24V inverter, Victron Phoenix 24/16 battery charger, Cristec 24V/12A battery charger. Mascot 8862 24V-12V power converter, 6A continuous. Callenberg Engineering lantern central, Bejab fire alarm central, Noak HS 260 250 W searchlight. Electric heater and m/e running heat provides central heating.
General arrangement: Wheelhouse with five chairs and navigation table. Below deck in aft is the steering gear/hold. Forepeak with two berths. Dive platform with ladder in aft. Tank room below wheelhouse.
Classification: No certificates as not required for state ships. Last drydock in 2009.
Position: Trelleborg, Sweden.