1999 EASTERN SWATH 120 Summary
36.57 meters / 120 ft
1999
EASTERN SHIPBUILDING GROUP
3 cabins
25 Knots
30 Knots
United States
Asking price: $988,001 USD
OWNER SAYS SELL NOW...WILL FINANCE...MAKE A CASH OFFER...EVERYTHING IN WORKING ORDER...HEADLINER INSTALLED...ENGINES TUNED...GENERATORS TUNED...US Built at the Eastern Shipbuilding Group in Panama City, Florida.
Overview
The 2 main engines are Allison 501KF Turbines (10,600HP, 30 knots)...Bow thruster...Ride Control, MDI-Active Fin, Stabilizers Inmarsat-C Mobile Earth Station-MES.
A Small Waterplane Area Twin Hull, better known by the acronym SWATH, is a twin-hull ship design that minimizes hull cross section area at the sea's surface. Minimizing the ship's volume near the surface area of the sea, where wave energy is located, maximizes a vessel's stability (lowers sea sickness), even in high seas and at high speeds. The bulk of the displacement necessary to keep the ship afloat is located beneath the waves, where it is less affected by wave action. Wave excitation drops exponentially as depth increases, so wave action normally does not affect a submerged submarine at all. Placing the majority of a ship's displacement under the waves is similar in concept to creating a ship that rides atop twin submarines.