The Astoria is the third Kvichak-built, Camarc-designed pilot boat purchased by the Columbia River Bar Pilots, Astoria, Ore. The Chinook, the first of three nearly identical boats, was built in 2000 and traded in on the Astoria, the third of this series, which the Seattle-based boatbuilder delivered in March 2014. All three feature virtually the same combination of twin 1,400-hp MTU engines, ZF electric-shift transmissions and Hamilton 651 wa-terjets pushing 75′6″×21′6″ aluminum, double-chine monohulls. "By pilot boat standards, she's long and narrow," said Keith Whittemore, Kvichak Marine's president, "and because she's a double-chine boat, you're able to make her out of aluminum with a deeper forefoot, and the double chine acts as an extra spray rail, so she's very dry on deck up next to the side of a ship." The boats are also "unbelievably maneuverable with extremely fast throttle response," said Mike Tierney, a member of the Columbia River Bar Pilots, noting capabilities that are required to cozy up to the side of a running ship in ocean swells while a pilot grabs or lets go of a ladder dangling off the side. The Astoria and its sisters are also self-righting if rolled over in the turbulent waters of the Columbia River bar. The new Astoria has an open cabin inside, with no bulkhead separating wheelhouse controls from the pilot lounge. And where there had been two staterooms forward of the engine room, the Astoria has one stateroom with two bunks. The other room is a dedicated for electronics.
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机译：阿斯托里亚是由卡维奇设计的第三艘由科维察克建造的领航船，由俄勒冈州阿斯托里亚的哥伦比亚河酒吧领航员购买；奇努克号是三艘几乎完全相同的船中的第一艘，于2000年建造并在阿斯托里亚进行了交易，第三艘西雅图造船厂于2014年3月交付的该系列产品。这三款产品几乎具有相同的组合，包括双1400 hp MTU发动机，ZF电动换挡变速器和汉密尔顿651瓦特喷气发动机，推力为75′6″×21′6 ”铝制双脊单体船。 Kvichak Marine的总裁Keith Whittemore说：“按照领航船的标准，她又长又窄。由于她是双桅船，所以您可以用更深的前脚掌用铝制成，并且双脊作为额外的喷水杆，所以她在船旁的甲板上非常干。”哥伦比亚河酒吧驾驶员协会成员迈克·蒂尔尼说：“这些船还具有极快的油门响应能力，令人难以置信的机动性，”他指出，当飞行员抓住或抓住海浪时，必须具备这种能力，才能使正在航行的船侧变得舒适。放开一个悬挂在侧面的梯子。如果将阿斯托里亚（Astoria）及其姐妹放在哥伦比亚河酒吧的汹涌水域中，也可以使自己恢复正常。新的Astoria内部有一个开放式机舱，没有舱壁将驾驶室控制装置与飞行员休息室分开。在机舱前面有两个客舱的地方，阿斯托里亚有一个带有两个铺位的客舱。另一个房间专门用于电子产品。
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