Together
with its Italian partner yard Cantiere Navale Vittoria S.p.a., Damen
Shipyards are building two Stan Patrols 5509 to the Italian Guardia
di Finanza. This Italian law enforcement agency, deals with financial
crime, smuggling Illigal Immigration and narco traffic and maintains
a fleet of about 250 vessels.
The contract, resulting from a European tender, may be considered quite
a unique event, says Frank de Lange, sales director North, West and
South Europe at Damen Shipyards Gorinchem. Guardia di Finanza, after
a long and careful assessment, has chosen the proposal of the team Damen
Shipyards/Cantiere navale Vittoria, Mr De Lange attributes the success
to the proven design and guaranteed performance against a very competitive
quotation. |
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Actually
the 5509 is the latest model of a series Stan Patrols that remains highly
in demand, and the largest to be built so far. The two vessels are built
in Italy from a so called ‘Damen Technical Cooperation Package’,
by using a pre-fabricated shipbuilding kit. For this purpose Damen joins
forces with the shipbuilding and -repair company “ Cantiere Navale
Vittoria” in Adria. Vittoria has been in the trade for 80 years
always under the control of the Duò family.
Showpieces
The vessels will be put to use for continuous patrolling duties in the
Italian territorial waters and in the entire mediterranean sea.
Speed and reliability are thus essential for carrying out the duties.
One of the Stan Patrol’s main features is the unrivalled sea-
keeping behaviour, a technical feat stemming from intense research in
cooperation with the Delft University of Technology. Its ‘Sea
Axe’ bow form allows the vessel to reach and keep a speed up to
28 knots at a 90% MCR, even in heavy seas and strong winds. Superior
motion behavior and a much lower resistance decrease the Stan Patrols
fuel consumption and emissions. This gives advantages in cost-effectiveness
also related to enviromental sustainability.
The Stan Patrols are further more equipped with two rigid inflatable
boats, in order to give more flexibility to the unit. “These vessels
are definitively showpieces”, Frank de Lange concludes. |
