Schottel is to equip a new OX truckable tug from Tacoma, Wash.-based aluminum workboat builder Silverback Marine with two type SRP 100 Schottel RudderPropellers. Designed in collaboration with Seattle headquartered Elliott Bay
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Schottel is to equip a new OX truckable tug from Tacoma, Wash.-based aluminum workboat builder Silverback Marine with two type SRP 100 Schottel RudderPropellers.
Designed in collaboration with Seattle headquartered Elliott Bay Design Group, the OX truckable tug will have a bollard pull of almost seven tons and is designed for excellent maneuverability with an extremely compact size of just 7.9 meters (26 feet) in length and 4.4 meters (14 feet 6 inches) in width.
The vessel, being built for the U.S. Department of Defense, is expected to be delivered in late 2025.
“Silverback spent a little over three years refining the design of the OX, and a huge part of this was identifying key vendors that we could be confident in,” says Silverback Marine CEO Ian Gracey. “Part of our approach was to consult not only highly experienced and seasoned tug
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