Tanerliq

Tan'erliq
History
Namesake: Alutiiq word for black bear
Owner: Vessel Management Sergices Inc.[1]
Operator: Crowley Maritime
Ordered: 1999 (built)[1]
Builder: Dakota Creek Industries [1]
Yard number: 34
Identification: IMO number: 9178381
General characteristics
Tonnage: 484 GT,[1] 329 NT[1]
Length: 139.7 ft (42.6 m)[1]
Beam: 48 ft (15 m)[1]
Draft: 20 ft (6.1 m)[1]
Installed power: 2 × Caterpillar 3612 engines[1] 10,192 hp (7,600 kW)[2]
Propulsion: Voith-Schneider Cycloidal[2]
Speed: 14.5 kn (26.9 km/h; 16.7 mph)[1]

Tan'erliq (pronounced tun-ul-lik)[3] is a ship escort, rescue and oil response oceangoing tugboat operated by Crowley Maritime and stationed in Prince William Sound, Alaska. Tan'erliq is credited with being the most powerful Voith Schneider driven tugboat in the world.[4] In addition to Tan'erliq, her sister ship Nanuq is also stationed in Valdez, Alaska.

These two vessels, in addition to a dozen other units, escort and protect the waters of Prince William Sound, site of the Exxon Valdez-oil spill in 1989.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Tan'erliq". Tugboat Information. Retrieved 2013-07-06.
  2. 1 2 "Harbor Ship Assist and Tanker Escort Fleet – Valdez-Alaska". Crowley. Retrieved 2013-07-06.
  3. ↑ Smelcer, John E., Ph.D. (2010). "Alutiiq Dictionary and Pronunciation Guide" (PDF). p. 16. Archived from the original (pdf) on 2012-03-16.
  4. ↑ "Voith Conventional Design". Voith.
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