About:

The Branddirektor Westphal is a fire-fighting vessel of the Hamburg Port Authority (HPA). The vessel is operated by Flotte Hamburg, a subsidiary of the HPA. It is the largest fireboat deployed in the Port of Hamburg to date.The ship is named after Johannes Westphal, who was put in charge of Hamburg's professional fire department by the British military government in August 1945. The fireboat is at the disposal of the Hamburg Fire Department, which also provides the crew. The ship is kept ready for use at all times. It can also be used for inspection trips and other tasks.



The ship of the type "Löschboot LB 40" ordered in October 2016 was built under construction number 7030 at the Fassmer shipyard in Berne/Motzen. The keel laying took place on April 26, 2017, and the stacking stroke on May 24, 2018. The ship was christened in Hamburg on November 26, 2018. The godmother was Eva Maria Tschentscher, the wife of Peter Tschentscher, First Mayor of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg. The construction cost of the ship was approximately 16 million euros.


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BUILDER: Axandres274, StatesGoneAll


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TECHNICAL DATA:

Main Dimensions
Fuel.........................................
Fresh Water........................
Crew......................................
Fire Fighters......................
47.0 t
3.5 t
4 persons
max. 32
Capacities
Speed....................................12.00 kn
Performance
Hull.........................................
Superstructure................
Wheelhouse.....................
Steel
Steel
Marine Aluminium
Construction
Main Engines...................
Propeller..............................
Bow Thruster....................
Propulsion & Manouvering
Caterpillar C18, 2 x 500 kW at 1800 rpm
2 x Schottel SRP190
2 x Schottel STT170
Fire Fighting Appliances (FiFi I+II)
• 3 diesel engine-operated fire pumps (2,400 m3
/h @ 14 bar)
driven by CAT C32 each 1,134 kW
• 3 remote-controlled fire monitors, (180 m / 110 m @ 2,400 m3
/h)
• 3 remote-controlled water/foam fire fighting monitors, (110 m
/ 45 m @ 600 m3
/h)
• water-fog-self protection system, deck manifolds
Dynamic Positioning System (DPS 1)
Special Features
• gas detection and warning system
• gas protection system (Citadel)
• rescue platform at the stern, 6 m working / rescue boat
• ambulance care room
• special work crane (2 ton @ 14 m outreach)
• rescue gangway
• gensets: 2 x CAT C18 each 563 kVA; 1 x CAT C4.4 108 kVA
• exhaust gas treatment (EU Level 5) for M.E.
• hull ice class E1 compliant
• ecolabel „Blauer Engel“ compliant
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COPYRIGHT:

You may
1 Use it for a roleyplay project if you give me credits.
2 Present it on your YT channel or other platforms but only with credits.
3 Add it to your city or port but with credits.

You are not allowed to
1 Copy it and upload it to your site.
2 Rebuild it and upload it again.
3 Not convert it to a sister ship and upload it to you.


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