Swedish waterjets for Taiwanese order

The aluminium-hulled patrol craft will be powered by twin MAN high-speed diesels, each of 1,650bhp output, coupled to MJP DRB 400 waterjets.

The vessels are designed for a maximum speed of around 50 knots, to have a year-round operation cycle, and to have beaching capability.

Since the vessels are expected to have a high number of annual working hours, the customer specified equipment with an emphasis on low life cycle cost.

Marine Jet Power DRB-series waterjets are said to be designed and built for heavy-duty, low maintenance cost plus high reliability, backed by a five-year warranty. The high-efficiency mixed-flow pump is also claimed to offer high top speed and low fuel consumption.

The first delivery in the series is scheduled for early 2015.