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OUTSTANDING INLAND/OFFSHORE VESSELS AND RIGS OF 1985 A portfolio of some important inland and offshore shallow-draft vessels and rigs built during 1985—selected for their high standards of design or performance ANDREW FLETCHER Offshore Shipbuilding The passenger vessel Andrew Fletcher was delivered during 1985 by Offshore Shipbuilding of Palat- ka, Fla. Designed for inland waters, the new vessel is being operated on corporate and other charters as well as excursion trips by Seaport Line out of a newly refurbished pier at South Street Seaport in New York City. She is approved by the U.S. Coast Guard for carrying 400 pas- sengers, and is registered under Chapter T Rules for passenger ves- sels. Propulsion is by two side paddle- wheels, each driven by a GM Detroit Diesel engine via hydraulic pump and hydraulic motor. The hydraulic system has cross-connectors, with an automatic control valve in the event of an engine failure. Direction of rotation of the paddlewheels is controlled from the pilothouse or port and starboard stations by re- versing the speed and flow direction of the pumps. Because of the mid- ship location of the paddlewheels ANDREW FLETCHER Major Suppliers Main engines (2) . . . . Detroit Diesel Paddlewheel motors (2) Hagland-Manathan Paddlewheel pumps (2) ... Sunstand Main generators (2) . . Detroit/Delco Switchboard . . . . . . Power Panels Engine controls Sheridan Bellows- Hydrokinetics Steering system SSI Air compressors Quincy Fire & bilge pumps Flow Max Air conditioning Carrier In-port generator . . Detroit/Delco Radar Furuno Radio Horizon P.A. & intercom systems .... Audio Environments Galley equipment . . . . Basic Leasing Electric system . . .Beacon Electric Rescue boat . . . Durocraft port and starboard as well as a steer- ing rudder aft, the vessel has a high degree of maneuverability. For further information on the Andrew Fletcher's operations, con- tact Seaport Line, 19 Fulton Street, New York, NY 10038; (212) 406- 3434. BAY QUEEN Blount Marine Blount Marine Corporation of Warren, R.I., early this year com- pleted the dinner/cruise vessel Bay Queen, designed to accommodate dinner dances, luncheons, private charters, Bay Island cruises, and other day and evening tours on Nar- rangansett Bay. Owned by Blount Leasing Corpo- ration, the new Bay Queen is oper- ated by Rentacruise, Inc., also of Warren. She replaces the Bay Queen built in 1984, which has been sold to interests in Toledo, Ohio, and renamed Arawana Queen. The new vessel is powered by two Detroit Diesel 8V92 engines and has two 99-kw Detroit/Delco generators. Admeasuring just under 100 tons, she can attain a speed of 11 knots. Capable of seating more than 450 at dinner, the Bay Queen is certified by the U.S. Coast Guard to carry a maximum of 600 passengers. With an overall length of 145 feet, beam of 32 feet 4 inches, and depth of 9 feet 4 inches, the vessel has two fully enclosed decks and a third open deck that provides unrestricted viewing. The bridge deck, which has exterior seating, also affords passen- gers a panoramic view. The vessel can accommodate two separate charter groups simulta- BAY QUEEN Major Suppliers Main engines (2) . . . . Detroit Diesel Propellers . . . . Columbian Generators (2) . . . . . Detroit/Delco Engine controls Morse Steering system . Wagner Pumps . . .Mario & Tabsco Air compressor . . . . Detroit Diesel Coatings .... International Electric cable . . Anixter Electric panels . . Square D Air conditioning Carrier Windows Kearfott Radar Furuno Depth sounder . . Datamarine Compass . . . . Ritchie VHF radio . . . . Regency Searchlight . . . . ITT Portable Lights 12 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News
