MODÈLE YACHT CLUB DE PARIS

THE DEEP-SEA TUG SMIT ROTTERDAM BY DIDIER PERROT

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Development of the hull. Installation of various planking. Epoxy lamination. Filling of defects.

Bow bulwark. Installation of the timberhead and guardrail fairing.

Assembly of construction of the navigating bridge at the level 3.

Installation of interior furnishing elements of the navigating bridge.

Presentation of the various structures on level 2 deck.

Painting of some structural elements before fixing.

Development and construction of the chimney and technical mast assembly.

Technical mast and chimneys after
2nd phase of construction

Rescue box – Fire hose cannons – Orientation/navigation turret

Painting of part of the accommodation section.

Installation of guardrail/railing posts.

Finishing of railings
installation of various staircases/wall ladders and handrails.

A partially completed crane.

First overview of the accommodation section with rescue quoit l, rescue islands, technical mast equipment and more

The 3 handling cranes.

General appearance of the three deck levels after some painting.

Bow being completed with bow thruster system.
Personal manufacturing. Using water jet physics.

Set up of two propeller and the propeller shafts

propeller shafts…….my own creations

Front view. Bow sterm after painting.

Rear view. Stern - Propulsion cage (Kort) - Rudders, after painting

Interior view of R/C part hull. controller
+ receiver and steering servo .

Motorization 2 motors in 12V – Cardan flexible coupling – Stern tube bearings on bearing.

Interior view of both engines
Water pump (gear-driven)
for bow propulsion.

General view with the various equipment on the foredeck.

General view of the aft deck with winch.

Overall port view of the tug Smit Rotterdam

Rear view of
the accommodation section.

NAVAL MODEL MAKING SINCE
1880Association governed by the law of July 1st,1901, registered on April 6th, 1912 N 155 197
Approval of the Ministry of Youth and Sports N ° 11863 of May 26th, 1952

Assembly of the frames and keel. Temporary positioning
of both electric motors.

The Smit Rotterdam is a former Dutch flagged tug, designed to tow elements of oil platforms. It was also designed to assist ships in distress anywhere on the globe. When launched, the Smit Rotterdam was the largest and most powerful tug in the world. The Smit Rotterdam had a draught of 6.4 m. It could carry 16,000 gallons of fuel.

History: Designed for Smit International BV, it was built in 1975 at the Merwede shipyard in Hardinxveld-Giessendam, Netherlands. The Smit Rotterdam participated in the search operations of the Munchen (which was declared lost in 1978 with its 28 crew members).

After a 40-year career, the Smit Rotterdam and its sister, the Smit London, were deconstructed in India in 2013 and 2014.

Technical Characteristics : Total length 74.75m Total width 15.68m for a tonnage of 2273 tonnes (registered gross). Engine of 22000CV for a maximum speed of 16.5 knots. Equipped with water and foam guns - 400 tons/h at 14 atm and 10 tons of foam. Wires/cables wound: double turns at 9It also included the most modern technologies at the time in terms of navigation and radio communication.
A crew of 25 was sufficient to manoeuvre the Smit Rotterdam.

Model presented : Length: 95cm – Width: 20cm – Height 50cm – Scale: 1/75th - Radio controlled model / electric propulsion. Construction site from end 12/2022 to end 09/2023 or about 1000 hours of work.

Last update : 2024/11/30