KBV 592

Price: The Swedish coast guard ask for best offer.

Larger hovercraft of the Griffon 200 TDX model, built in England in 1993. Has been used in the operational activities of the Coast Guard until about 2015, after which the hovercraft has been used as an extra boat in Luleå, among other things. Last tested during the winter of 2025/26.

11.7 m x 5.9 m. Top speed about 50 knots according to specification, however, the top speed has not been verified by KBV in recent years. The side decks are foldable, which allows for transport by road. Sofas for about 6 passengers.

KBV 592 can be inspected in Umeå by arrangement with Shipsforsale.

Specifications

  • (FlagState)Flag State: SE, Sverige
  • (ShipClassificationSociety)Classification: Transportstyrelsen - Swedish Transport Agency
  • (CallSign)Call Sign: 
  • (LOA)LOA: 11,7 m
  • (Length)Length:  m
  • (LPP)LPP:  m
  • (LWL)LWL:  m
  • (Beam)Beam: 5,9 m
  • (Draft)Draft:  m
  • (MoldedDraft)Molded Draft:  m
  • (Shipyard)Shipyard: 
  • (BuildNumber)Yard Number: 
  • (YearBuilt)Year Built: 1993
  • (BoatType)Vessel Type: Hoover craft
  • (ConversionShipyard)Refitted at: 
  • (ConversionShipyardNotes)Refit details: 
  • (HullMaterial)Hull Material: Aluminium
  • (HullMaterialThickness)Thickness:  mm
  • (SuperstructureMaterial)Superstructure Material: GRP
  • (SuperstructureMaterialThickness)Thickness:  mm
  • (HomePort)Home Port: 
  • (AirDraft)Air Draft:  m
  • (Height)Height from keel: 3,2 m m
  • (Tonnage)Tonnage:  GT
  • (LightDisplacement)Light Ship: 3,1 ton t
  • (Displacement)Displacement:  t
  • (BuiltForClass)Built to Class: 
  • (ClassType)Class Type: 
  • (BuiltForClassType)Built to Class Type: 
  • (Cabins)No. of cabins: 
  • (MaximumPassengersForSpeedRange1)No. of passengers: 
  • (MaximumPassengersForSpeedRange2)No. of passengers: 
  • (EngineFuelConsumptionPerHour)Consumption:  litres/hour
  • (EngineFuelConsumptionTonnesPerDay)Consumption:  tonnes/day
  • (EngineFuelConsumptionPerDistance)Consumption:  litres/distance
  • (EngineCruisingSpeed)Cruising Speed: 15 kn knots
  • (EngineTopSpeed)Top Speed: ≈ 50 kn knots
  • (EngineRange)Range: 450 nm
  • (CargoCapacity)Cargo Capacity: 
  • (Crane)Crane: 

Machinery

  • (MainEngines)Main Engine: Deutz BF8L513, 265kW, 2758 Running Hours
  • (MainEngineNotes)Comment: 
  • (ReversingGear)Gearbox: 
  • (PropulsionSystem)Drive type: 
  • (DriveShaftDiameter)Shaft ∅:  mm
  • (Sterndrive)Stern drive: 
  • (RudderType)Rudder Type: 
  • (AuxiliaryEngines)Auxiliary Engines: 
  • (EmergencyGenerators)Emergency Generators: 
  • (PortGenerators)Port Generators: 
  • (BowThrusters)Bow Thrusters: 
  • (ShipMachineryNotes)Misc: 

Engine Room Equipment

  • (LubricationOilOWSs)Lube Oil Separators: 
  • (FuelOilOWSs)Fuel Separators: 
  • (BilgeWaterOWSs)Bilge Water Separators: 
  • (Heaters)Heater: Eberspächer Hydronic M - II, 10W
  • (OilBurners)Burners: 
  • (WaterHeaters)Water Heaters Boilers: 
  • (HydrophorePumps)Hydrophore Pumps: 
  • (BallastPumps)Ballast Pumps: 
  • (AirStartPressureTanks)Pressure Tanks: 
  • (AirStartCompressors)Air Start Compressors: 
  • (AirCompressors)Compressors: 
  • (IsolationTransformers)Transformers: 
  • (BilgePumps)Bilge Pumps: 
  • (Stabilizers)Stabilizers: 
  • (SteeringGears)Steering Gears: 
  • (DesalinationUnits)Water Makers: 
  • (Inverters)Inverters: 
  • (StartBatteries)Start Batteries: 
  • (FirePumps)Fire Pumps: 
  • (ConsumptionBatteries)Consumption Batteries: 
  • (EngineRoomEquipmentNotes)Misc: 

Navigation Equipment

Tank Capacity

  • (DieselTanks)Diesel: 770 liter
  • (DayTanks)Day tanks: 
  • (FreshWaterTanks)Fresh water: 
  • (BlackWaterTanks)Septic: 
  • (GreyWaterTanks)Grey water: 
  • (BilgeWaterTanks)Bilge water: 
  • (WasteOilTanks)Waste oil: 
  • (LubricationOilTanks)Lube oil: 
  • (HydraulicOilTanks)Hydraulic oil: 
  • (CoolingWaterTanks)Cooling water: 
  • (FoamTanks)Foam tank: 
  • (BallastTanks)Ballast: 
  • (TanksNotes)Misc: 

Safety Equipment

  • (LifeBoats)Life rafts:  Sea Safe PL 6 F4238, 6 Persons Sea Safe PL 6 F4238, 6 Persons
  • (MOBBoats)MOB boats: 
  • (FireAlarmControlPanels)Fire alarm units: 
  • (NavigationLightControls)Navigation light controls: 
  • (EPIRBs)EPIRBs: 
  • (SARTs)Radar transponders SARTs: 
  • (GMDSS_VHFRadios)Portable GMDSS VHFs: 
  • (AdultLifeJackets)Adult life jackets: 0
  • (ChildLifeJackets)Infant life jackets: 0
  • (FireSuppressionSystem)Fire fighting, engine room: 
  • (EmergencyBatteryVoltage)Emergency battery Volt: 0
  • (EmergencyBatteryAmperage)Emergency battery Amp: 0
  • (SmokeDetector)Smoke detector: 
  • (HeatDetector1)Heat detector 1: 
  • (HeatDetector2)Heat detector 2: 
  • (FireIsolation)Fire isolation: 
  • (SafetyEquipmentNotes)Misc: 

Pictures

    KBV 592 on land in Umeå, April 2026.

    Inside KBV 592.


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