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Hunt Design Home > Commercial & Govt > Pilot Boats > Hunt Designed Pilot Boats > Chesapeake Class
The Maryland and Virginia pilots run their boarding operations from adjacent docks in Lynnhaven Inlet near the entrance to Chesapeake Bay. They board ships in the same seas and weather. It made sense to share similar pilot boats, and they agreed to do just that. The new boats are a development of the proven Virginia and Delaware 50 footers that have worked so well in those waters since the 1980's. The boats share the same improved deep-v hull and machinery, and vary only in arrangement and details reflecting each group’s preferences and practice. We gave these new hulls more deadrise for an improved ride, more flare for better dryness and hull protection, and a wider waterplane for improved stability. Speed is up through the installation of higher output diesels. Creature comforts are improved with better sound treatments, seating, heating and air-conditioning.
| Type |
53 ft. Twin Screw Pilot Launch |
| Builder |
Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding
Somerset, MA |
| Length Overall |
53'-7" |
| Length Waterline |
45'-11" |
| Beam |
17'-8" |
| Draft |
4'-8" |
| Displacement |
54,000 lbs. |
| Power |
Twin Caterpillar, Cummins, or MTU
14 to 18 Liter Diesel
600 to 700 BHP @ 2,100 RPM |
| Speed |
Cruising: 20-24 knots
Maximum: 26-28 knots |
| Generator |
12 kw, 120/240 VAC |
| Fuel Capacity |
690 USG |
| Water Capacity |
25 USG |
| Construction |
Aluminum |
| Accommodations |
Seating for helmsman and 4 to 6 pilots in pilot house.
Head.
Galley.
Berthing for 2 crew. |
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