60ft Vosper Firefloat Prototype

RAF NUMBERS 81
BUILDER Vosper Ltd, Portsmouth
HULL DIMENSIONS LOA......... 60'
Beam.......14'
Draught.... 3' 7"
HULL PLATING Material........Aluminium alloy A.W.5
Method..........Riveted
MAIN MACHINERY Twin General Motors 64-HN-5 diesels each rated at 225 bhp
REDUCTION 2.04 : 1
PROPELLOR Type . . . . . . . . Voith Schneider
Pitch . . . . . . . . Variable
MAXIMUM SPEED 12.5 Knots
TOTAL FUEL CARRIED 300 Gallons
RANGE 100 Miles
PUMP MACHINERY Single General Motors 64-H.N.-5 diesel
FIRE PUMPS Twin Drysdale 5 Type
PUMP RATE Each pump - 500 gallons water per minute
FOAM TANK 2 x 50 Gallons
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