SS THORFINN SPECIFICATIONS

SS Thorfinn Diving       SS Thorfinn Overview

Length, overall ..................................... 170ft / 58m
Beam .................................................. 30ft / 10m
Draft ................................................... 17ft / 5.5m
Displacement, tons ............................... 1,100 tons
Fuel:
      - Capacity ...................................... 100,000  gals
      - Consumption/Speed .....................  7 tons/day @12 kts,  11 tons/day @ 17 kts.
Water Capacity ....................................  18,000  gals
Cruising Range .....................................  12,000  naut. miles @ 12 knots cruising
Maximum Speed ..................................  17 knots
Original Construction:
      - Stord Shipyards, Norway ..............  1954 - as Ice Class Antarctic whaler
Major reconstruction:
      - Vancouver, B.C. ..........................   1977 - to Charter cruiser
      - Cairns, Australia .........................   1995/6 -  extensive renovations, upgrades
Accommodations/facilities:
      - Guest Rooms ...............................   11 double occupancy rooms for 22 guests.
      - Toilets/Showers ..........................   13 / 11, eight in private facility guest rooms.
      - 'C' deck Guest Lounge ..................    Seating 30 persons, wet bar, video library, large aquarium, 4 channel sound       
                                                                  CD/tape player, 44in. hi def. TV/VCR, Hi-8 player, slide table/viewing screens.
      - 'D' deck Dining Room ...................    4 tables seating 26 persons, view windows, galley adjoining.
      - 'D' deck Ship Boatique .................    Handicrafts, t-shirts, condiments, post cards, lotions, novelties.
      - 'C' deck Spa Area .......................    12 person spa / jets, 2 camera service/storage tables, adjacent seating.
      - 'D' deck Photo Lab .......................    E6 film rotary processor, dive gear service center, rentals.
      - 'D' deck Dive Depts .....................     2 duplicate Port/Starb'rd setups with showers, rinse sinks, filling stations, tank                                 
                                                                   racks, gear bins, camera racks.
      - Telephone, E mail, Fax ................     Each system available from ship by arrangement with Captain or Crew.
Machinery:
      - Main engine (Fredriksstad Mek Verksted) ........  2,500 h.p. @ 140 rpm - Double compound steam reciprocating
      - Boilers (Foster Wheeler Corp.) .......................  2 x 18,000 lbs./hr each @ 250 psi working press. 600 deg F superht.                                                                                                                                                                                                   
      - Generators ..................................................   2 x Detroit Diesel - Model 6-71N, 100KW, 440 VAC, 3 phase each
      - Water Generators:

               * R / O system ......................................   2,500 gals / day
               * Evaporator .........................................   2,000 gals / day
      - Air Conditioning ............................................   4 Central systems of combined output, totaling 30 tons capacity
      - Propeller .....................................................    Stone 4 blade stainless - Diam. 12' 6" x Pitch 13' 8"

      - Anchors ......................................................    2 x 3,800 lbs ea. stockless connected to 8 shots of 1 3/4" stud link chain
      - Dive Air Compressors ....................................   2 x Bauer Model K 15 units producing total 46 cfm to 5000  psi

      - Pumps:

               * Steam ................................................   1 x 12 in. , 1x 8 in., 2x 3 in. Gen. Service
               * Electric ...............................................   3 x 2 in.
               * Gasoline .............................................   1 x 2 in. Standby Emergency     
Navigation:
      - GPS ............................................................... 2 x Magellan Nav DLX-10
      - Radars ..........................................................  2 x Decca RM 926 - 10 kw, 48 mi. range
      - Gyro .............................................................  Sperry SR 120
      - Gyro Pilot ......................................................  Wagner Mk IV
      - Loran ...........................................................  Si-tex Koden Loran C 797
      - Sonar ...........................................................  Furuno Color Vectoring Sonar CH 12-150
      - Communications ............................................  2 x Icom IC-M 700 Med. Freq. SSB radio telephones
                                                                               2 x Icom IC-M 80 25w  VHF radio telephones
                                                                               1 x Sailor RT 144   VHF radio telephone
                                                                               1 x Philips FM 880 Remote Radio Tel Terminal (with FSM Telecom)
                                                                               1 x Alden Marinefax IV weather facsimile unit
                                                                               1 x Kenwood R-2000 multi-band radio receiver
                                                                               4 x Standard Mod. HX 250S hand held portable VHF r/t's
Dive Equipment:                   
   - Diving launches ................................................   2 x 24 ft Kellahan Mfg heavy duty alloy modified V, with twin Yamaha 60's
                                                                               2 x 24 ft Ozawa heavy duty modified fiberglass, with twin Yamaha 40's
   - Dive cylinders ..................................................   60 x 80 cu. ft standard alloy 3200 psi / 210 bar
   - Compressors ...................................................   2 x Bauer K15's with combined output of 46 cfm to 5000 psi.
   - Air storage ......................................................   6000 cu. ft. system - 5000 psi
   - Fill stations ......................................................   2 x 4 tank manifold setups Port / Starb'rd - in water filling
   - Rentals ...........................................................   12 full sets of gear incl. computers, reg's, BCD's, fins, masks, lights.