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SEA CLASS Yacht

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The SEA CLASS yacht is a 139ft / 42.4m luxury yacht for sale, built and launched by yacht builder Abeking & Rasmussen . Delivered to a proud yacht owner in 2008 and refit in 2009, this luxury yacht sleeps up to 11 guests in 6 staterooms and has accommodations for 7 crew. She has a beam of 23ft / 7m, a draft of 7.2ft / 2.2m, and she measures in at 279 gross tons. Her hull is aluminum and her decks are teak. Her max speed is 21 knots and cruising speed is 16 knots. She is propelled by MTU engines at 1,635 hp each. Her interior design is by Orsini Design Associates, New York with exterior styling by Tom Fexas .

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SEA CLASS is a 42.37 m Motor Yacht, built in Germany by Abeking & Rasmussen and delivered in 1985.

Her top speed is 21.0 kn, her cruising speed is 16.0 kn, and she boasts a maximum cruising range of 3000.0 nm at 11.0 kn, with power coming from two MTU diesel engines. She can accommodate up to 8 guests in 4 staterooms, with 9 crew members waiting on their every need. She has a gross tonnage of 253.0 GT and a 7.0 m beam.

She was designed by Tom Fexas , who has designed 57 other superyachts in the BOAT Pro database.

The naval architecture was developed by Abeking & Rasmussen (38 other superyachts architected) and Langan Design (2 other superyachts architected), and the interior of the yacht was designed by Orsini Design Associates - she is built with a Teak deck, a Aluminium hull, and Aluminium superstructure.

SEA CLASS is in the top 30% by LOA in the world. She is one of 594 motor yachts in the 40-45m size range, and, compared to similarly sized motor yachts, her top speed is 1.35 kn above the average.

SEA CLASS is currently sailing under the Cayman Islands flag, the 2nd most popular flag state for superyachts with a total of 1359 yachts registered. She has recently entered the superyacht marina Lauderdale Marine Center, in United States of America. For more information regarding SEA CLASS's movements, find out more about BOAT Pro AIS .

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• Name: SEA CLASS
• Previous Names: DALE R II,NO BUOYS,GRIFF MG,BATTERED BULL,SOTAJ,SWEET PEA II,THE GRIFFS
• Yacht Type: Motor Yacht
• Yacht Subtype: Semi-displacement
• Builder: Abeking & Rasmussen
• Naval Architect: Langan Design , Abeking & Rasmussen
• Exterior Designer: Tom Fexas
• Interior Designer: Orsini Design Associates
• Refits: 2009-01-01

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• Tube - towable
• Water skis - adult
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• Waverunner (Sit Down)
• Air Conditioning
• Light fishing gear
• Stabilizers At Anchor

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SEA CLASS Christensen | From US$ 190,000 /wk

Motor yacht SEA CLASS (ex Zeal, Loon, Abbracci) was delivered in 1997 by Christensen and refitted in 2023, she measures 47.24m (155') and accommodates up to 12 guests, in 6 cabins. Her naval architecture is by Donald Starkey.

NOTABLE FEATURES OF SEA CLASS: ~Sundeck Jacuzzi ~Two dive Masters and a dive instructor amongst the crew ~Skylounge wet bar ~Master suite with Jacuzzi tub in en-suite ~Massive selection of water toys ~Air conditioning ~Wi-Fi

The sizeable swim platform is perfect for sunbathing or exercise beside the water as well as for safe transfers to and from the tenders. A staircase to starboard leads up to the main deck aft, where there is a curving sofa along the stern that follows the oval alfresco dining table. Additional chairs complete the setting, and walkways along the side lead to staircases up to the foredeck, while another starboard staircase joins the main deck aft to the upper deck aft.

The foredeck in front of the helm station can be used for observation, and for the upper deck aft, the sundeck overhang creates a shaded space for alfresco lounging where there are two armchairs with footrests to port, a third along the stern and a sofa to starboard. A central coffee table and drinks tables provide places for guests to rest reading material and drinks from the sky lounge bar, with an additional tap placed in the forward port corner.

A starboard staircase connects to the sundeck, where the motorized water toys are placed along the stern and sun loungers can be placed in the spacious aft section, which can be shaded by a canvas. The hardtop provides sufficient shade for sunbathers to retreat to, with two large sofas and sumptuous armchairs placed around a coffee table. An alfresco dining table with eight chairs is situated opposite, while forward there is a sofa integrated into both sides with an elongated table to port. A broad sunbed is placed center and the helm controls and three sun-exposed chairs have sweeping forward views.

The lower deck hosts the crew accommodation forward and the guest accommodation amidships, with the engine room behind and the tender garage in the stern. On the main deck, the Master suite is placed forward with the single guest cabin behind and to port, followed by the galley and main foyer. To the aft is the joined forward formal dining area to seat 10 at a grand modern dining table made of wood, followed by the main salon in the stern. The main salon is comprised of two plush armchairs to port and starboard beneath the large windows, with a coffee table between them. Two stools are placed forward around the central square coffee table and the sofa to the aft is ideally placed for watching films in comfort from the 55" widescreen TV that is hidden in the cabinetry when not in use.

While the main salon has a cozy atmosphere through the use of cherrywood paneling and dark accents in the wallpaper and furnishings, the upper deck sky lounge has a light and airy ambiance with pale white walls and furnishings accompanied by mirrors and delicate accessories. The main seating area is placed to port and consists of a sofa along the wall, a forward-facing sofa with a 55" TV on the forward wall and drinks tables and a coffee table. Aft of the lounge is a wet bar ideally situated to also serve guests dining alfresco, and opposite there is a circular drinks table with five custom chairs.

SEA CLASS Specifications

Forward of the sky lounge is the Captain's cabin, and the helm station has a sofa where guests can watch the action or use it as a quiet retreat for reading and private conversation.

The pair of 604BV12 Deutz diesel engines producing 2,200 HP each and twin 99kW M668TH-99L generators allow for a top speed of 16 knots, a cruising speed of 13 knots and a range of 3,500 nautical miles.

Yacht Charter Accommodation

The accommodation sleeps a maximum of 12 guests over 6 en-suite cabins: 1 Master suite, 4 double cabins (3 of which are convertible to twins) and 1 single cabin. All bathrooms are finished in Calcatta marble. The Master suite paneled in cherrywood is situated on the main deck forward and comes furnished with a king-sized bed, two armchairs and a drinks table to port and two wardrobes within the aft wall, within which is integrated a 55" widescreen TV. The forward en-suite bathroom has separate his-and-hers entrances and on each side, there is an enclosed toilet and a sink. The central section has a shower and Jacuzzi tub. Behind the Master suite to port is the single cabin, suited to staff or an older child. Within, there is a queen bed, wardrobe, and 32" widescreen TV, plus a forward en-suite bathroom with a toilet, sink and shower. The lower deck hosts the rest of the guest accommodation, with two cabins top port and starboard forward of the foyer and two cabins to port and starboard aft. All cabins come with king-sized beds, with the aft cabins and one forward cabin convertible to twins, and all have 32" widescreen TVs, generous wardrobe space and an en-suite bathroom with a toilet, sink and shower.

Charter Amenities and Extras

Tenders & Toys: - 37' Everglades Towed tender - with Seakeeper stabilization - 15' Sealver Jet Tender RIB - 4 x Sea-Doo GTR Waverunners - 2 x 2018 Seabobs FS2 - 2 x Lift e-Foils - 2 x Stand up paddle boards - 1 x Kayak - 27' Funair waterslide - 30' Swimming pool / Bunny pad - Towables, inflatables, wakeboard, water skis - 6 x Complete sets of Scuba Pro dive gear - Full quiver of latest Kite surfing gear - Amazing beach set up equipment

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Demystifying yacht classification A, B, C, D

N.B. For your information, a more recent article was published on 24 Oct 2022 on the same subject, click here for direct access.

Demystifying yacht classification :  Class A, B, C and D

Since 1998, CE certification is required for all recreational boats entering or being sold in Europe obliging boat manufacturers to respect certain building and security standards.  Therefore, yachts ( boats ) are classified into four categories depending on their aptitude to confront navigational conditions taking into account both force of the wind and height of the waves.  The categories are not to limit the area and distance of navigation (that is defined by security equipement onboard) but  to  sensitize the owner and/or captain of the boats capacities to navigate in complete security.

Let us start with the Beaufort Scale.   A scale for classifying the force of the wind ranging from 0 (calm) to 12 (hurricane).   It was devised by an admiral in the British Navy, Francis Beaufort, to uniform the description of the effect of different winds at sea.

There is a direct link between the Beaufort scale and boat classification.   For discussion purposes, we will use only the 6, 7 and 8 forces.

A Class A yacht ( boat ) is a vessel that is built to navigate the open ocean and surpass a force 8 on the Beaufort scale and surpass waves higher that 4 meters.   These yachts are constructed to be self sufficient in hostile seas.

A Class B yacht ( boat ) is a vessel built to navigate on the offshore waters (200 miles and less) and can substain UP TO force 8 and waves UP TO 4 meters.

A Class C boat is a vessel built to navigate inshore such as lakes, rivers, bays and close to the shore and can sustain UP TO force 6 and waves UP TO 2 meters.

A Class D boat is built for protected or sheltered waters such as canals, rivers, small lakes and sustain a force 4 and waves UP TO .3 meters (less that 1 ft).

With this said, you can understand that the Class A yacht ( boat ) respects a rigorous building code more so than a Class B and so forth.    But regardless of the class, it is strongly discouraged to navigate in a force 7 for the reasons of safety and comfort as « pleasure » should always be on the agenda.  Always consult the weather forecast prior to leaving any port and check hourly the weather situation.

Classification is very important and should be on your question list before purchasing any boat or yacht.

Classification rules are developed to assess the structural strength and integrity of the essential parts of the hull, the reliability and function of the propulsion, steering systems, power generation and all the other features installed on board which contribute to guarantee the main essential services of yacht.

Also for a class A, the portholes will be more resistant against a sustained wave, the drains to evacuate the water more abundant and of good size, the joints of the hull more hermetic, in short everything is in place to prevent water from s’ infiltrate on board.

By way of information, let us quote for example all the Ferretti yachts (60 to 96 feet), Pershing (60 to 115), the Riva (44 to 122) are all of class A just like the Magellano range at Azimut including also the 66 Flybridge.

Ferretti yachts (500, 550, 670 fly and over), Pershing (7X and over), Azimut Yachts (62, 64, 66, 68 Fly and over, the Sport Series 7X and over, all Magellano) are Class A.  There are also other classifications such as RINA and American Bureau of Shipping, Bureau Veritas, Det Norske Veritas, Germanischer Lloyd, Lloyd Register, that are more precise regulations and we will cover this later in another article.

Below is the graph of the Beaufort Scale along with photos.

Do not hesitate to contact us for any additional information, team Ita Yachts Canada is at your disposal.

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1997   Christensen    154ft  /  47m

SEA CLASS Yacht Charter

SEA CLASS currently registered in Jamaica is actively available for charter.

The luxury motor yacht SEA CLASS, previously named ZEAL, was built by Christensen and delivered to her owner in 1997, she later underwent a refit in 2023.

The exterior of SEA CLASS is designed by Glade Johnson Design.

Charter guest accommodation

SEA CLASS has been designed to comfortably accommodate up to 12 charter guests in 6 suites.

The guest cabins comprise a primary suite with a double bed and en-suite bathroom facilities and 5 cabins with a double bed and en-suite bathroom facilities.

Your luxury charter crew

Your luxury charter on board motor yacht SEA CLASS will be managed by the crew of 9 including the captain.

The crew will ensure you have a relaxed and enjoyable charter experience with all of your needs catered for while on board.

The 9 crew have their own separate crew quarters allowing guests to enjoy increased levels of privacy.

Amenities & Entertainment

Amenities on board for the charter guests include Air Conditioning, BBQ, Light fishing gear and Stabilizers At Anchor.

An extensive list of further amenities and water toys can be seen under the features and amenities section.

Yacht charter destinations

SEA CLASS is Currently cruising in the Caribbean.

Sample itineraries for the cruising destinations can be supplied by your professional charter broker allowing you to plan your luxury yacht charter vacation in detail.

• Windward Islands
• Leeward Islands
• Air Conditioning
• Light fishing gear
• Stabilizers At Anchor
• Inflatable Watertoys
• Floating pool
• Paddleboard
• Paddleboards
• Tube - towable
• Water skis - adult
• Water slide
• Waverunner (Sit Down)

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How much to charter sea class.

SEA CLASS has a weekly charter price starting at $190,000 and an estimated daily charter price of $31,700.

How many guests on board SEA CLASS?

SEA CLASS can accommodate 12 sleeping guests on board in 6 cabins, with the ability to cruise with up to 12 guests.

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SEA CLASS Yacht for Sale

139' abeking & rasmussen | 2008 | $4,750,000.

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Sea Class Boat | 139' Abeking & Rasmussen 2008

A superb display of European and American design and engineering. SEA CLASS was built by the renowned Abeking & Rasmussen shipyard of Germany and later completed a massive refit and hull extension by the finest American shipyard, Delta Marine, at a reported over $13,000,000 with no expenses spared on equipment and interior detail. The boat was almost never cruised from 2010 until the winter of 2015 when the previous owners took delivery.SEA CLASS offers 6 comfortable Owner's and Guests Staterooms and a spacious forward crew area for 6. She has excellent charter potential with low initial investment. The efficient hull design by the legendary Tom Fexas can easily achieve Expedition Yacht cruising range of 5,000+ nm range at 10 knots.

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Sea Class HIGHLIGHTS

• Yacht Details: 139' Abeking & Rasmussen 2008
• Location: Fort Lauderdale, FL
• Engines: MTU
• Last Updated: Mar 6, 2024
• Asking Price: $4,750,000
• Maximum Speed: 21 kn
• Max Draft: 6' 1''

Sea Class additional information

• Cruising Speed: 16 kn
• Beam: 23'
• Hull Material: Aluminum
• Fuel Tank: 1 x 9664|gallon
• Fresh Water: 1 x 2300|gallon
• Pedigree Abeking & Rasmussen construction (aluminum hull and superstructure)
• Renowned Delta Marine, Seattle, WA extension, reportedly over $13,000,000 spent including moving rudders and running gear aft for optimum performance and steering
• Exceptional condition
• Zero-speed stabilizers
• Hydraulic passarelle
• MTU Common Rail engines with Blue Line controls
• Northern Lights generators
• ASEA shore power converters with seamless transfer
• Spacious crew quarters for 6 forward
• Summer 2019- Replaced both pairs of washers and dryers in the laundry center with Miele Commercial units
• Summer 2020- New compressors for galley refrigerator and freezer
• March 2021- New bottom paint. Running gear services and prop speed. Out of water survey and sea trial performed
• Full-beam master below deck and on-deck owner office (5 more guest staterooms below)
• 21 knot stop speed and 16 knots cruise speed (3,000+ nm range and cruise speed; 5,500 mile range at 10 knots)
• Completed yard period August 2019: Including new bottom paint and prop speed, bow thruster rebuild, shafts pulled and dialed in, stabilizers full bearing service, and stern passarelle removed, new seals on cylinders and replaced hydraulic lines
• Spring 2020- New inverter battery system (2820 amp hour) 12 hours run time added to existing 15,000 watts of Victron inverter power. Silent anchoring at night with genset off with A/C comfort in 3 staterooms and crew
• Summer 2017- Two new wave runners, ex sports models

Lower Deck The Owner's stateroom with centerline king berth is below amidship with entertainment center aft, beautiful his and hers onyx bathroom with centerline steam shower forward. Further aft to port is a queen berth stateroom with expansive desk area and ensuite bath with shower. There are two twin ensuite berth staterooms further aft, one with shower, one with a Jacuzzi. Main Level The Owner's office/library is all the way forward with spectacular windows. There is extensive desk space against the aft bulkhead. A serving pantry is further aft with cross ship access to the crew corridor. The main galley with granite counters and commercial stainless steel appliances including 2 refrigerators, 2 freezers, and alto-sham oven, also has access to the crew corridor and then out to the port side deck. A day head is outboard to starboard.  The dining salon is open to the main salon and is aft of the galley, with extensive crystal and table service storage around. The main salon is further aft with entertainment center against the aft bulkhead, L-shaped couches to port around a coffee table and two club chairs opposite. The salon benefits from large windows and beautiful high gloss pear woodwork. The main salon is further aft through two etched glass doors. This is a beautiful room, also finished in high gloss pear wood with couches to port and two game tables, each with four chairs opposite. There is access to the lower deck aft area from the starboard staircase or out to the open aft deck through two sliding glass doors. The forward crew area has a double cabin forward. A bathroom with stall shower is aft to port. Another upper and lower twin crew cabin is to starboard sharing the head to port. An additional crew cabin with upper and lower berths is aft to starboard with ensuite bathroom with stall shower. The crew mess is opposite and a crew entertainment center is inboard.  The engine rooms is next aft. Just aft of the engine room are two additional guest staterooms, the very spacious laundry center, and the large lazarette with ample storage for water sports gear and a watertight door out to the swim platform. The open aft deck has a teach table with seating for 8 to starboard, and a settee opposite to port. This deck is covered by the sun deck overhead. There is a spiral staircase to the boat deck and flybridge on the port side. Access to the swim platform is down a central stairway and access to the passarelle is slightly offset to port. This entire area was added during her refit and the running gear was moved aft. The lengthening, rebuild, repower, and refit was completed at Delta Marine, Seattle, under the supervision of Bill Langan.

• Anchutz Pilot Star D autopilot, rudder, jog control
• Nobeltec electronic chart system in Wheelhouse, new December 2015
• B&G Hydra 2000 instrument system, speed, wind and depth with 3-full function displays, and 2 repeater displays, one in the crew area
• New Touch Screen Sunlight readable navigation screen for flybridge helm
• Twin Furuno radars, 96-mile, one with ARPA
• Furuno color depth sounder with Simrad IS15 repeater on boat deck
• Twin Standard Horizon VHF's (1-full function mic repeats in captain's cabin, 1 mic repeats in crew quarters)
• Datamarine SEA 7157 VHF
• Datamarine SEA 235 HF/SSB radio telephone with digital tuner
• Thrane & Thrane Track phone F77 SAT COMTwin Mera Mini M satellite phones
• Navtex NCR receiver installed
• Twin Northstar GPS - WASS - DPGS
• Twin ACR spot lights, model RCL-100
• GSM cell phone
• Nightwatch alarm system and monitor with control system
• Panasonic closed circuit TV screen with camera controls
• Aft bridge Jacuzzi
• Nautical Structures davit / crane, 2500 lb
• Nautical Structures hydraulic swivel passerelle
• MarQuipt hydraulic swivel side accommodation ladder, starboard forward side
• Ideal vertical windlass, model V8C, with 150 kg., stainless steel Bruce anchor with 550' of 5/8" BBB hotgalvanized chain
• MTU 12v 2000 M92 Common Rail engines, new 2008, 1635 hp @ 2450 rpm, with only 1,563 port and 1,612starboard original hours as of April, 2021
• MTU Blue Line Controls with (2) cable control connection
• Koopnautic 3050 Zero Speed stabilizers with 12 sq. ft. fins
• Gearbox ZF model 2560 Marine Gear 3.3:1. Special transmission with trailing pumps to ensure proper lubricationand cooling when cruising for extended range
• (2) Bruton 5-blade props (new 2008) 1200 mm with 1260 mean pitch
• HEM water maker 2800 gpd, 3,344 original hours as of November 2020
• Aqua Air A/C 20-ton chilled water system with controls with submerged heating elements
• Aqua Air extensive air make up throughout the vessel. One new compressor and seawater coils replaced on bothcompressors, Summer 2019
• Alfa Laval fuel separatorEvac toilet, Head Hunter Tidal Wave MSD treatment system
• Night Watch alarm system control screen and monitor
• Engine start batteriesHouse batteriesGenerator start batteries
• Delta T engine room ventilation
• Silver Ion water purification
• MTU DiaSys engine monitoring system

Master Stateroom

• Samsung Ultra HD 40" TV, July 2018
• Samsung Ultra HD Bluray player, July 2018
• Marantz SR 6012 AV receiver, July 2018
• Apple TV, July 2018
• DSS Satellite receiver, U.S.

Guest Staterooms

• Denon DVD - 1000 DVD player
• Toshiba V-W57 VHS player
• Tot Vision 13.1" LCD TV
• DSS satellite receiver, U.S.
• Logitech Universal remote control

Dining Salon

• Samsung Ultra HD 50" TV, July 2018
• Marantz NR 1609 AV receiver, July 2018
• Marantz NR 1509 AV receiver, July 2018
• DSS satellite receiver, July 2018
• New HP Pavillion 24" All-In-One Touchscreen computer, October 2019

Queen Stateroom Aft

• Kenwood DVD/CD player

Twin Stateroom Aft

• DSS satellite receiver, US

Crew Quarters

• B&G Hydra system repeater
• Panasonic Closed Circuit TV screen with camera controls
• Logitec universal remote control
• VHF radio repeater
• Night Watch alarm system monitor and control screen
• 12/24 110/220V systems, 60Hz
• (2) Northern Lights generators, 99kW, 208-volt, 3-phase, 60HZ. Port hours= 9,142/Starboard hours= 9,134 as of March 2021
• Sound shields
• (2) ASEA seamless shore power converter units, Model AC75-3, 75kVa, each can be paralleled
• Computer network 10/100 mbps; 4 workstations; 9 wireless access points; 802.1
• 12 LAN ports throughout the vessel
• Panasonic Security System with 2 monitors and 4 cameras (2 fixed, 2 pan, tilt, and zoom)
• Seatel model 3294 satellite TV receiver - LNB US
• Rogue Wave WiFi booster, dual band antenna and modern upgraded, September 2020
• (4) Samsung hi-definition cameras added in engine room, March 2016
• Plex Media server networked throughout the whole vessel containing movies and series
• Air draft: 41' / 12.50m
• Waterline to highest unchangeable "hardscape" point: 38' / 11.58m

Tenders & Toys

• (2) Yamaha wave runners
• (2) Paddle boards
• (2) 13' single-person ocean kayaks
• Givens 10-man, Model 10P (E) life raft 
• Givens 10-man, Model 10P (Solas B) life raft
• New hot tub on boat deck with sun pad
• New BBQ grill 2016

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In focus: the versatile new workboats being built for the Royal Navy

In September 2017 it was announced that Atlas Elektronik UK (AEUK) had won a £48M contract to supply up to 38 modular, multipurpose workboats for the RN. In this article, we look at these small craft in detail and how they will deliver enhanced capabilities to the fleet.

Project Vahana is the RN’s plan to replace a miscellaneous collection of launches and workboats (under 20m in length) with new vessels. These boats will be known as the ‘SEA class’ and there will be several variants based on a common hull. The first, and by far the largest vessel, survey launch HMS Magpie, has already been delivered and commissioned. More deliveries are due this year with the last boat due in service by 2021. AEUK is also responsible for the provision of initial in-service support for the vessels from 2018-24, which includes spare parts, regular maintenance and training.

The majority of the SEA class construction is being done in the UK. The main manufacture and assembly is done at AEUK’s Winfrith facility in Dorset, with testing on the Bincleaves Range in Portland Harbour. The boats will all be powered by two Yanmar marine diesels (which range in output from 350hp to 1000hp) prepared by Barrus Ltd at their custom engine facility in Bicester. Mashfords Boatyard at Cremyll, near Plymouth, has also been subcontracted for some assembly work. BMT Defence Services are supporting the project by providing safety, environmental management analysis and technical documentation.

The workboat fleet

The baseline workboat design can be customised with removable modules which can be transported by road, allowing the craft to be adapted for different tasks. All variants are capable of operating in up to Sea State 4 and sustain a maximum of 25 knots. Enduring high speeds in small craft, in all but the calmest seas, is very tiring for crew and passengers so KPM Marine DS100 shock-mitigation seats are fitted throughout. Living space is confined but all of the boats have at least 2 or 4 berths, a toilet, shower and galley in the forward area under the wheelhouse. Provision of basic accommodation for personnel extends the boats potential operating area and time in use.

Most of the workboats will be based in and around the three RN naval bases. Three of the 11m boats will be allocated to Hydrographic survey ships and replace the existing 9m Survey Motor Boats on board HMS Echo and Enterprise and Arctic patrol ship, HMS Protector. All three 13m boats will be allocated to HMS Prince of Wales as Passenger Transfer Boats (PTB). Able to embark 36 passengers, the boats are lowered to the water vertically through the sponsons that overhang from each side of the carrier. PTBs are intended to move personnel to and from shore, especially where port facilities are too small to allow the carrier alongside but are not intended for use in the amphibious assault role. (It should be noted that HMS Queen Elizabeth can embark three of the four ALN-139 passenger transfer boats of a quite different design supplied by Alnmaritec in 2017).

• Survey / Passenger Transfer
• Officer Training / Diver Support
• Bridge Layout

It is also likely the workboats will be embarked on Royal Fleet Auxiliary ships and Ocean survey vessel HMS Scott. Seven of the boats will be fitted with a diver support module and will be used to train and support personnel of three Fleet Diving Groups. Eight of the boats will be based on the river Dart for use by officers under training at Brittania Royal Navy College. They will replace the fleet of ageing picket boats used by the college for basic navigation, seamanship and leadership training. The officer training module will have additional bunks, workstations and teaching space.

HMS Magpie will be complemented by three 15m boats fitted with a survey module for other inshore and harbour hydrography work. The balance of boats will be used for general logistic and transport tasks and are fitted with a small davit for embarking stores. The Royal Marines will also receive some of the smaller boats to support amphibious training and operations.

Other than HMS Magpie, The hull form of the SEA class is derived from the same 11mm ARCIMS (Atlas Remote Capability Integrated Mission Suite) boats already in service with the RN being used to develop autonomous mine warfare. There are four size variants; 11m, 13m, 15m and 18m length. The boats are constructed from glass-reinforced plastic and are propelled by Yanmar diesels driving twin waterjets. All have common steering and control systems and components which will simplify operator training, logistics and maintenance. The boats could be further adapted in future as their control systems are compatible with the ATLAS autonomy engine designed by AEUK for unmanned surface vessels. AEUK is also developing compatible littoral anti-submarine technology to be embarked in small boats, in addition to their proven minehunting and hydrography packages.

The RN has already begun training coxswains who will drive the new SEA class with courses run at HMS Raliegh. Army Combat Support Boats have been used until the new boats are available – they possess similar twin engines with steerable pump jets which allow the boats to traverse sideways. This greater manoeuvrability assists in coming alongside jetties where space may be limited. Waterjet powered workboats handle quite differently to Pacific 24 RIBs which most RN seamen are currently trained on.

• Cadets / Dive

Under a subcontract with AEUK, Safehaven Marine based in Cobh, Ireland, experts in high-performance small craft, constructed HMS Magpie to their proven Wildcat 60 design. Following initial Sea Trials, the vessel was delivered to Portland for additional equipment fit and acceptance trials. She arrived in Devonport for the first time on the 22nd June and was formally commissioned into the RN on 28th June.

HMS Magpie is a major upgrade on HMS Gleaner, the vessel she replaced, with a big increase in displacement from 22 tonnes to 37 tonnes. Magpie is also capable of double the speed (23 knots) and transits in rough conditions, she is fitted with a very sophisticated navigation and communications package supplied by AMBEX. Her raised bridge deck gives the helmsman and navigator a good view, enabling safe close-quarters manoeuvring.

There is accommodation for her 9 crew to sleep on board in two cabins and is fully air-conditioned throughout. Her main cabin is fitted with a small dining area which opens onto the main working module, incorporating computer racking for electronic equipment and workstations for 6 personnel. A Palfinger PK6500 crane is fitted for lifting cargo and survey equipment on to her aft deck area, which also has a small winch for deploying hydrographic sonar equipment.

It is still early days but the SEA Class workboat project appears to be a very cost-effective procurement that will give the RN a standardised, but very flexible fleet of small craft to serve in a wide range of roles.

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Interesting in a good way 🙂

Why are the transfer boats of Queen Elizabeth and Prince of Wales different?

My guess is that it’s down to when the respective sets of boats were ordered.

From promotional material I saw from Alnmaritec, after the delivery of the first of QE’s personnel transfer boats, they were definitely hopeful of further orders for the rest of the fleet. Price I dare say was a prime consideration. http://www.alnmaritec.co.uk/component/zoo/item/aln-138-ptb-swordfish-hms-queen-elizabeth-carrier

Why on earth would anyone bid against safehaven when they know that the contract is as good as theirs already for political reasons?

Because it isn’t? There’s no Irish EPV tender out yet and it may not come this year due to the Air Corps Casa replacement being brought forward so at least 100 million going on that sooner than planned, so 2019-2020 I’d say. Added in the deteriorating relationship between Dublin and London, and the uncertainty of Brexit. I wouldn’t be surprised that the EPV goes to an EU 27 country

I can’t see why they would go to a british yard either, but STRN has a fairly reliable veiw of inside thinking. The UK ship building industry has destroyed it reputation for quality and it’s bound to be much cheaper somewhere else. The Irish prime minister has indeed made some lunatic and unhelpful anti UK statements. It’s funny how competition and procurement rules suddenly change when some dodgy swap deal can be arranged.

No, the UK Press has reported such, his statement on Open Skies has been something that most of the airlines have been saying for years now, but that’s besides the point, the view from Dublin is that it’s London that’s been “unhelpful”, to the point of being hostile.

STRN might have insight from the UK side, but as I’ve said from the Irish side, there’s no movement on the EPV. The CASA’s jumped the line and their tender process is current and so will take at least 100 million (more if we get a third for general cargo runs), EPV is still “working on it”, and with the predicted lifespan of the government running out somewhere around 2020 there’s little time for it.

How did you come to this assumption that the Uk shipbuilding industry has destroyed its reputation for quality and how it is bound to be much cheaper elsewhere. Please enlighten me.

What you talking about! The last few biggest Irish navy ships were built in the uk! The offshore patrol boats! Ireland was very happy and I’m sure they will be more built in the uk! Britain has a great ship building industry, not huge anymore but we have been building warships since warships were invented! Idiot.

To be fair that’s because they were dirt cheap, and even then we’ve now had two out of the 4 have issues due to Appledore fitting out on the seabed, one with shaft problems and the other with gear box issues.

Not sure who will get the contract for the next program, the Eithne replacement, but I’d have doubts if it’s a UK yard.

‘I see no guns’ as the late Admiral Horatio Nelson once famously exclaimed; thus continuing the RN’s current gamble that none of its ships will ever engage the enemy; let alone engage them more closely. Why?

Our cousins say of all their boats….. if it floats it fights….. and as such all these little boats must have mounts for automatic weapons as they will likely at some point be tasked with something unexpected… good point 4th. I am dismayed at the MOD position of under arming everything. Its as if weapons are unacceptable to some of the public.

Bet the Russians are s…..g themselves.

Don’t worry, the big unarmed steel box will frighten them off.

What big steel box is that?

I am equally dismayed that unarmed utility craft are being designated with the prefix HMS.

The workboats will not be prefixed HMS. Only HMS Magpie which follows a long tradition of small inshore hydrographic survey vessels serving in the Royal Navy

Retard! These boats are for light duties!

I don’t know if these boats specifically need to have any weapons on board, but a mount for optional armament, such as a GPMG, might not be a bad idea. However, I don’t think the Sea class would be a good derivative for the Gibraltar Squadron replacement. Something more like the MK VI patrol boat that we are getting for the US navy would be perfect. A relatively inexpensive, off the shelf design, but still with enough teeth to protect the QEC from suicide boat attacks when they come to port. The MK VI would also be more intimidating to Spanish OPV’s that often make incursions into Gibraltar waters, though I don’t see that ever coming to blows.

If Safehaven marine wants to sell their Barracuda design, I think that is better suited for the RGP marine force.

MK 6 PCs Inexpensive! I have been working on the bloody things last year. They come in at around 15 mil Dollars a pop…and thats for the USN to buy. No doubt they would be more expensive for the UK. They are the BMW of patrol boats…everything is an optional extra at a premium price.

It checks all the boxes as far as bigger, faster, and more heavily armed. And now that the RN has aircraft carriers stopping through, the last thing the MoD needs is something similar to what happened to the USS Cole or the Saudi ship off of Yemen. And I understand that the budgets are clearly different for the USN and the RN, but $15 million (£15 million for easy math if it is more expensive) per patrol boat for two replacements seems a worthy investment to protect a £3 billion carrier when she is in the narrow waters off Gib.

Edited to add that I did include the qualifier, relatively inexpensive.

I agree that barracuda design looks bad ass, with the gun automatically poping out from the front when needed! It’s fast aswell. Looks amazing. Not sure if big enough though! I wonder if there’s a slightly larger design.

They are currently building a new hull for a trans Atlantic speed record after their round Ireland record, maybe that design could be looked at to modify if there was a customer that wanted it.

Spent all the money on a giant codpiece

All told a nice bit of procurement.

Got me thinking how it’s always amusing to read the active fleet lists of other navies. Although complaints about the Royal Navies decline are still completely valid if we included every harbour tug, landing craft and the RFA into the total we’d have a naval fleet of hundreds as well!

Not many ‘workboats’ around dockyards are navy owned. All tugs and pilot launches are are Serco.

Only RM landing craft, ORCs and IRCs, assorted training small craft, MoD Police launches and RIBs are owned by MoD. There are quite a few PAC 24s doing a variety of roles.

I’m aware Serco own and operate all of the harbour tugs and other assorted boats, but regardless of who they belong to they serve the same function as their equivalents in other navies.

When other nations choose to include every single little boat operated in support of their active fleets as part of the overall total it’s makes these services look far bigger at a cursory glance than they actually are!

Ref the boats for Britannia, It’s all well and good making these vessels highly maneuverable but the US Navy has had plenty of cases of collisions due to poor seamanship. If you train boat handling on something that spins in its own length and crab sideways, you’re only storing up problems for when the junior officers get out in the real world.

You are probably right. RN ship handling has been Excellent. Midshipmen learned ship handling in commanding the Battleship or Cruiser’s steam pinnace. Although they had plenty of hp at their command; I believe maneuvering was still difficult due to length of the keel. Not named HMS they still carried a 2 pounder gun and sometimes more.

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US Navy nixed a Virginia sub amid spending frenzy to support suppliers

Here’s why the sea service argues that’s ok.

This post has been updated to include a statement from Rep. Joe Courtney and additional comments from Under Secretary Erik Raven.

The U.S. Navy’s fiscal 2025 budget request includes money for one Virginia-class attack submarine instead of the planned two, but still represents “a prioritization and very significant investment in undersea warfare capabilities,” the service’s undersecretary said Friday, arguing this is not contradictory.

The Navy has been buying its attack subs at a rate of two per year since FY11, but industry has not kept up in recent years, delivering closer to an average of 1.2 boats annually. The service spent $2.3 billion from FY18 to FY23 to change that, hoping to not only get industry up to an on-time delivery rate of two per year, but then to a rate between 2.3 and 2.5 to support the AUKUS submarine partnership with Australia and the United Kingdom.

The Navy, business leaders and lawmakers have all highlighted stable funding as a key to helping industry bolster its output. And yet, in a fiscal year with a top line capped by law and in which the Navy had to delay several major shipbuilding and modernization efforts, the sea service chose to save some $4 billion in the FY25 spending plan by nixing the second Virginia sub.

“We did reduce the funding to one Virginia-class submarine in FY25. But we maintain the funding for nine out of the planned 10 Virginia class” during the five-year Future Years Defense Program, or FYDP, Under Secretary Erik Raven told reporters.

The one FY25 boat will be the first of a new Block VI design. Navy budget books refer to seeking a nine-sub multiyear procurement contract for Block VI.

“In addition, we make significant investments in the submarine-industrial base. During last year’s budget rollout, I talked about $2.4 billion in submarine-industrial base investments that were planned over the FYDP. In this year’s budget, we plan an additional $8.8 billion on top of what was already programmed across the FYDP,” he added.

Raven said the FY25 budget also maintains its planned advance procurement for future submarines, which is “incredibly important in terms of supporting the supplier base to set themselves up for the needed production rate for Virginia class.”

And in the longer term, he explained, the Navy in last year’s long-range shipbuilding plan showed an intention to buy one boat a year in each of FY30 and FY31.

Now, the Navy believes it can buy two boats in each of those years, which will be reflected when the long-range shipbuilding plan comes out later this spring, he added.

“So taken as a whole, this budget presents a significant investment in the undersea capability area, and we feel like these are absolutely the needed moves to make sure that we’re set up for the long term, for success in both Virginia and the Columbia program,” he said, the latter being the ballistic missile submarine that the Navy still calls its top spending priority.

Rear Adm. Ben Reynolds, the deputy assistant secretary of the Navy for the budget, said Friday the total submarine-industrial base funding would be $3.9 billion in FY25 alone. That doesn’t include the cost of buying actual submarines, but rather the funds being poured into the supply chain to help vendors hire and train workers, retool existing facilities and build new ones, invest in additive manufacturing, and more.

That one-year sum is $1.5 billion more than the Navy planned to spend across the entire five-year FYDP last year, showing how thorny a challenge this has been and how important it remains to future American and AUKUS alliance needs.

However, the Navy also asked for $3.3 billion more in the supplemental funding package that stalled in Congress. The package was meant to fund support to Ukraine and Israel, operations at the U.S.-Mexico border, and other emerging defense needs — including submarine-industrial base support, couched as pivotal to deterring China from attacking Taiwan.

Neither the FY24 defense spending bill nor the supplemental spending bill have passed Congress, so it’s unclear when or if any of that money will make it to the supply chain.

Reynolds said this massive spending for a targeted segment of the industrial base “gets us up to that place where we can get to one-plus-two [Columbia and Virginia production rates] towards the end of the FYDP.” That fund would total at least $16.8 billion by FY29 if everything, including the FY24 budget and supplemental, were to pass.

At least one member of Congress is pushing back. Rep. Joe Courtney, a Connecticut Democrat whose district includes the General Dynamics’ Electric Boat submarine construction yard, said Monday the reduced buy in FY25 “demands the highest scrutiny by the Congress” because it “contradicts the Department’s own National Defense [Industrial] Strategy issued January 11, 2024, which identified ‘procurement stability’ as critical to achieve resilient supply chains.”

Still, Raven, in a Monday afternoon briefing, maintained the Navy’s choice is best for industry.

“We removed one Virginia-class out of concern for the industrial base ability to produce yet one more, while in a capped environment making headroom for these historic investments in the submarine-industrial base,” he said.

Megan Eckstein is the naval warfare reporter at Defense News. She has covered military news since 2009, with a focus on U.S. Navy and Marine Corps operations, acquisition programs and budgets. She has reported from four geographic fleets and is happiest when she’s filing stories from a ship. Megan is a University of Maryland alumna.

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A Russian warship's last-resort machine-gun fire wasn't enough to defeat the Ukrainian sea drone assault that sunk it, video shows

• A newly surfaced video shows armed Russian crews attempting to defend a landing ship from Ukrainian sea drones.
• In the video, crews fire machine guns at the drones. Another video shows the drones attacking the ship.
• Russia has been upping its defenses against naval drones, but it's unclear how effective they are.

A newly surfaced video shows a Russian warship crew making their last stand against Ukraine's exploding sea drones.

The footage captures the Russian crew shooting at the approaching drones with machine guns but ultimately failing to stop them. While Russia has tried to fend off attacks, Ukraine is continuing to terrorize, overwhelm, and sink Russian ships .

The video of the Ukrainian naval drone attack on the Black Sea Fleet's Project 775 Ropucha-class landing ship Caesar Kunikov last month was shared online Wednesday, originally on a Russian milblogger's Telegram channel before being circulated on other social media platforms.

February 14, 2024: The Russian crew of the Project 775 Ropucha-class landing ship Caesar Kunikov (BDK-64) attempt to repel a Ukrainian attack with unmanned surface vessels (USVs) on their warship. Ultimately, Caesar Kunikov (BDK-64) sank after being hit multiple times by USVs. https://t.co/4XYsK2WFPY pic.twitter.com/3Wg4AjaDQW — Status-6 (Military & Conflict News) (@Archer83Able) March 6, 2024

Crew members can be seen rushing around the decks of the ship and firing machine guns at the drones, unleashing a hail of bullets in a desperate attempt to stop them.

It's unclear whether they were able to repel any of the USVs. The video doesn't appear to show that and instead shows a large explosion about a minute and a half into the footage.

Ukraine had previously released footage of the February 14 incident, sharing a video of their drones approaching the ship before targeting and destroying it. By the end of that video, the Kunikov is clearly sinking.

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At the time of the incident, Ukraine declared the attack victorious.

🇺🇦🇷🇺 | Ukraine sinks another Russian warship. The Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense (HUR MO) released footage from an attack with unmanned surface vessels (USVs) on the Project 775 Ropucha-class landing ship Caesar Kunikov (BDK-64) of the… pic.twitter.com/4EyVc9nHyA — Status-6 (Military & Conflict News) (@Archer83Able) February 14, 2024

Business Insider was unable to independently verify the details of the videos.

It's not uncommon for Ukraine to release videos of successful attacks, but it's much rarer occurrence to see the Russian side of the battle. The view from the Russian warship during the February 14 incident highlights how Russia is stepping up its efforts to defend against a threat that has destroyed many of its warships in the Black Sea .

Ukraine's success with USVs has become a legend. With no naval warships, Ukraine has had to improvise, prioritizing the development of what it calls "the world's first fleet of naval drones." The USVs, some of which are called Sea Babies, have been developed and purchased in part due to large crowdfunding campaigns.

When Ukraine began deploying these USVs, chaos ensued for Russian naval forces in the Black Sea. The Ukrainian drones targeted and destroyed Black Sea Fleet warships , a section of the Kerch Bridge connecting occupied Crimea with Russia , attacked bases, and went after other key infrastructure in and around the Black Sea.

Russia has been attempting to defend its ships from the naval drones by employing machine guns on the decks and beefing up combat aircraft patrols over the Black Sea, but Ukraine has upped the capabilities of some of its drones.

A Ukrainian general with the Security Services of Ukraine recently told Business Insider's Jake Epstein that new models are "stronger, more efficient, and deadlier."

One such USV was shown off in new photos shared by the SBU on Wednesday. In a Telegram post that was later shared on X, the videos and photos show the drone gliding through the water.

New look at a Ukrainian Sea Baby USV, this one christened “Avdiivka”. This Sea Baby, reportedly an updated 2024 unit, is equipped with a Kymeta u8 Ka band SATCOM antenna, a FLIR marine IR turret, and a Starlink antenna. pic.twitter.com/zhsi91mVt5 — OSINTtechnical (@Osinttechnical) March 6, 2024

The first of the new Sea Babies, called Avdiivka after a town that recently fell to the Russians, boasts a variety of new features to help it maintain connection with its operator and avoid succumbing to electronic jamming.

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