Karstensen Shipyard Ltd in Skagen, Denmark have now delivered two new vessels one to Irish Owner Frank Doherty, of Kincasslagh, Donegal and the other to Pauric Conneeley, Gregboy, Claregalway, Donegal . The new vessels replaces the owners'' previous vessels. They are Western Chieftain and Girl Stephanie.
The vessel design was done in close co-operation with the owners. The result is a steel hull, (which interestingly was built in Gdansk, Poland) with two continuous decks, (main deck and shelter deck), forecastle and boat decks. The round bilge construction has a bulbous bow and flared stem and transom stern.
Below the main deck the hull is subdivided into the following watertight compartments: Forepeak, bowthruster, sonar room with RSW SW pumps and deep tanks for fuel oil at sides, insulated hold section with 2 x 3 RSW-tanks, engine room with main engine connected to one reduction gearbox with one propeller in fixed nozzle and aftpeak with fuel oil tanks. The main deck is arranged with: forepeak, RSW-machinery room with RSW valve manifold, trunks for RSW-tanks with corridor SB and PS and space for unloading (vacuum) system, accommodation section with exhaust trunking and switchboard room. All aft CL steering gear and SB hydraulic room.
The accommodation is on the main deck with a changing room, one officer's cabin with shower/toilet and 4 x 2-man crew cabins with adjacent toilet/shower compartment. The shelter deck has stores room forward, hydraulic pump room, room for harbour generator set, fish-handling deck with hatches for RSW-tanks, water separator, fish pump and related hydraulic hose and fish-hose reels. Abaft under full width superstructure is the lounge, mess room, galley, skipper's cabin and provision room. The trawl deck aft has one topline winch, two trawl winches forward and 2 netdrums. The trawl doors are stored at the vessel's transome. The aluminium wheelhouse has 360 degree visibility.
