Landing Craft
EBDG has a long history of providing workboat design and engineering services. Our expertise in designing a quality vessel or engineering a technical solution, while meeting schedules and objectives, has made us a leader in the industry. Landing crafts are just one of the many types of workboats in our extensive project portfolio. We have designed a variety of landing crafts, ranging in size from 40’ to 178’.
40’ Landing Craft
EBDG partnered with Kvichak Marine Industries to design a 40' utility boat for the Marine Positioning Force of the United States Navy. This is a welded aluminum monohull personnel landing craft. It is powered by two Cummins QSM-11-HO-660 660 HP diesel engines driving Hamilton 364 water jets. The cruise speed is 30 knots with a maximum speed of 40 knots. EBDG lofted the hull and superstructure and modeled all mechanical components and associated foundations. We also routed all fixed piping and hose and the exhaust system. Multiple vessels have been delivered by Kvichak to this design.
44’ Landing Craft
Coastwise Engineering designed the ALIGO POINT, a unique landing craft designed to transport passengers, supplies, and construction equipment from Seward, Alaska to remote lodges that require landings at unimproved beaches. The vessel is owned by Alaska Wildland Adventures (AWA) and supports their Kenai Fjords Glacier Lodge, located in the Pedersen Lagoon Wildlife Sanctuary.
The ALIGO POINT is a 44-foot aluminum monohull certified by the USCG to carry up to 30 passengers or 10,000 pounds of heavy equipment. The vessel’s design includes reinforced truck paths on the main deck, heavy aluminum bow ramp, and a hinged forward cabin wall and removable seating to allow for the carriage of a compact excavator, or similar equipment. The ALIGO POINT has an open forward deck for carrying kayaks or other lodge supplies and is powered by three 300 horsepower outboard engines which allow the vessel to cruise at 30 knots.
62’ Landing Craft
Coastwise Engineering provided the design, engineering, and construction support for the ARCTIC SOLUTION, a high-speed, shallow draft aluminum landing craft for Arctic Marine Solutions in Anchorage, Alaska. This unique vessel is designed as an arctic oilfield support vessel capable of both passenger and cargo operations. The vessel is designed to load at unimproved beaches and operate in shallow waters along Alaska’s North Slope during the short open water and slush ice season.
The 62-foot aluminum vessel is a USCG inspected subchapter T passenger vessel, certified to carry up to 49 passengers. The ARCTIC SOLUTION is designed to carry both miscellaneous cargo, and wheeled or tracked construction equipment (such as a dump truck or loader) on the 18-foot-wide open cargo deck. Coastwise designed modular passenger accommodation pods for this vessel that can be mounted on the cargo deck. The vessel has an aluminum bow ramp and a minimum operational draft of 2.5 feet. The ARCTIC SOLUTION is a triple waterjet vessel with 1,900 horsepower capable of achieving a cruise speed of up to 25 knots when fully loaded.
65’ Landing Craft
Coastwise Engineering completed the design of a landing craft for Katmai National Park and Preserve. The shallow water roll-on/roll-off passenger and vehicle ferry operates on the Naknek River and Lake carrying passengers and heavy equipment to remote Brooks Camp. The vessel’s name, QIT’RWIK, means “sheltered place on the water” in the original Sugt’stun language of Pacific Coast and Kodiak Island peoples.
The 65-foot-long aluminum landing craft is powered by twin 285 hp engines and designed to carry full size road graders, loaders, and tanker trucks. The vessel’s aluminum ramp is designed to load heavy vehicles from un-improved beaches. Designated as a day-boat the QIT’RWIK will operate June to mid-September and be hauled out of the lake, prior to freeze up.
81’ Landing Craft
EBDG was retained to complete the contract and production design for the landing craft, HENRY ISLAND. To deliver the vessel in time for the busy summer season, EBDG designed and lofted the landing craft simultaneously, allowing shipyard Latitude Marine Services to begin cutting steel before design completion. The landing craft is equipped with a ramp forward designed for beach loading and can handle loads up to 90 tons. The vessel is U.S. Coast Guard-inspected to 46 CFR Subchapter I for hull construction and Subchapter T for most systems, allowing the ship to carry up to 149 passengers with the addition of the necessary lifesaving equipment. The HENRY ISLAND is used to provide service to the San Juan Island communities, particularly fuel and propane truck deliveries.
87’ Landing Craft
EBDG partnered with Latitude Marine Services to update the design of a current landing craft operated by San Juan Ferry & Barge, previously designed by EBDG and built by LMS. EBDG provided design and production support services, and conducted a post-construction stability test for the new vessel, the NORDLAND II.
The NORDLAND II is a purpose-built landing craft that entered service at the beginning of 2018. The vessel provides freight and passenger transportation throughout the San Juan Islands. The design revision incorporated a midbody hull addition and refined pilot house design to increase cargo space on the deck and make it easier to load large vehicles.
The vessel's unique bow ramp allows for vehicles and heavy lift equipment to drive onto the deck from any beach access. The hull is divided into seven compartments and is fitted with tunnels aft. The vessel is inspected by US Coast Guard to 46 CFR Subchapter I for hull construction, Subchapter T for most systems.