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ing water system were also installed to facilitate heavy fuel operation. The two six-cylinder Wartsila Vasa 32 main engines featured in the 2,600-grt Monaco are four- stroke medium-speed units capable of operating on the lowest grade of heavy fuels from start to stop. NORSUN NKK The Norsun is a large, luxurious cruise ferry built and delivered by the Tsurimi Works of Nippon Ko- kan K.K. (NKK) for the Royal Nedlloyd Group N.V. of the Nether- lands. With an overall length of 588 feet, breadth of 83 feet and maximum draft of 20 feet, the Norsun has a gross tonnage of 31,598. She has a passenger capacity of 1,250 with 452 cabins. Powered by four Wartsila-Sulzer medium speed diesel engines, two nine-cylinder 9ZAL40 engines and two six-cylinder 6ZAL40 engines, producing about 26,100 bhp in a "father and son" arrangement, the Norsun will travel from Hull, U.K., to Europort at 18.5 knots. While traveling from Europort to Hull, the Norsun will travel at 16.5 knots using her two aft Wartsila-Sulzer six-cylinder 6ZAL40 main engines. Along with her sister ship, the Norsea, which was built by Govan Shipbuilders of the United King- dom, the Norsun is in service for North Sea Ferries, a joint concern incorporated by Nedlloyd and P&O, and operating once a day between Hull and Europort, a distance of 200 nautical miles. Equipped with cargo access equipment supplied by MacGregor Far East, the Norsun is also capable of carrying 850 cars and 590-foot by 40-foot trailers on her three fixed vehicle decks and one hoistable car deck. Crew and passenger accom- modations are on her top four decks. NORSUN Equipment List Main engines . . . . Wartsila-Sulzer Auxiliary engines . . . Wartsila-Sulzer Propellers .... KaMeWa Electric generators Taiyo Rudders Willi Becker Steering gears . . MHI Fin stabilizers . . HDW RO/RO equipment . . MacGregor FE A/C system . . . . . Novenco Nippon Lift Dereus T/O system . . . Saarloos Fire protection Van Rijn Windlass & winch Fukushima Galley equipment Electrolux Vacuum sewage system Evac Boat davits . . . Davit Life boats .... . . . Mulder & Rijke Life rafts Beaufort Air-Sea QE 2 Lloyd Werft One of the largest and most com- plex conversions ever performed by a West German shipyard was com- pleted last spring, as one of the world's most famous ships, the Queen Elizabeth 2, was refitted with a new diesel-electric propulsion sys- tem and her accommodations and public spaces refurbished by Lloyd Werft of Bremerhaven. The compli- cated task took just 179 days. The new propulsion plant of the QE 2 consists of nine MAN B&W 9L58/64 medium-speed diesel gen- erators, which weigh 220 tons each, and two 340-ton GEC electric pro- pulsion motors. The nine MAN B&W diesel generator sets develop a total output of 95,580 kw. The QE 2, with an overall length of 962 V2 feet, breadth of 105 feet and draft of 32% feet, can reach a maximum speed of more than 32 knots. Besides the installation of the new propulsion plant, which com- prised the major part of the conver- sion, passenger accommodations and public rooms were refurbished. This work included the addition of eight penthouse suites, the rear- rangement of the Double Down public area (with a new shopping area, bar and leisure rooms), renov- ation of the "Tables of the World" restaurant, upgrade of passenger and crew quarters, improvement of ship-to-shore communications, and new furnishings. Also, the QE 2 was fitted with a new funnel, which was lifted into place by a Smit Tak Tak- lift 5 floating crane, and an new liv- ery. International Paint supplied specialized coatings for the under- water hull of the QE 2 as well as other areas. SOVEREIGN OF THE SEAS Alsthom When she makes her maiden voyage from Miami on January 16 of this year, Royal Caribbean Cruise Line's Sovereign of the Seas will become one of the largest and most luxurious cruise ships in operation today. Built by Alsthom's Chantiers de l'Atlantique shipyard of St. Nazaire, France, the Sovereign has an overall length of 874 feet, breadth of 106 feet, draft of 25 feet and a gross reg- istered tonnage of 74,000. She will have a passenger capacity of 2,600, with 722 outside and 416 inside staterooms on her 14 passenger decks. Cruising at about 21 knots, the Sovereign is powered by four nine- cylinder 7,425-hp Pielstick diesel engines. On her first sea trials, extensive tests of her engines, operating ma- chinery, control and navigation sys- tems, noise and vibration were all performed and met the owners' rigid standards. "Sovereign of the Seas met or exceeded those standards through- out the entire ship's public areas, cabins, engine and control rooms," said Peter Whelpton, executive vice president-operations for Royal Caribbean Cruise Line. The Centrum, a central five-deck lobby area, is the centerpiece of the Sovereign. Highlighted by glass bubble elevators, elegant staircases, fountains and plants, the Centrum connects many of the ship's 20 pub- lic rooms, including the shopping area, lounges, bars, conference cen- ter and two-story indoor/outdoor Windjammer cafe. In all, the Sovereign offers two 650-passenger restaurants, six lounges, 16 shops, one casino and two pools. She has enough open deck space to fill three football fields. SOVEREIGN OF THE SEAS Equipment List Main engines Pielstick Generator engines Wartsila Generators Wartsil 6.6 kV motors CGEE Alsthom Line shaft bearings Renk Line shaft A. Johnson Bowthrusters KaMeWa Steering gear . . . Porsgrunn Staland Maskin Rudders Willi Becker Stabilizers Sperry Engine room automation . . Norcontrol Remote gaging Auxitro Propulsion machinery remote control KaMeWa Stern tube packing . . Waukesha/Lips M.E. silencer Vibrachoc LO/FO separator Alfa-Laval Emer. alternators, transformers, & main and emer. switchboards Alsthom Integrated nautical equipment Racal Decca Radars Atlas Anemometer, aerovane, & depth sounder CRM Facsimile receiver Taiyo Gyrocompass, autopilot & magnetic compass . . . Anschuetz Radio direction finder & doppler log OCEL Battery SAFT Automatic telephones .... Jeumont Schneider Fluorescent lamps Philips Heating, ventilation & air conditioning plants Flakt Air coolers, piping & accessories York Refrigerator cooling plant .... York Evaporators Alfa-Laval Displacement pump .... SCAM-IMO Centrifugal pumps A. Johnson Heeling & reciprocating pumps Iro Valves & fittings Coyard Starting air compressor Sperre Mek O/W separator .... St. Louis Ship Sound signal equipment . . . Kockums Auxiliary boiler . . . Vapor Fluidoternus Garbage handling & incinerator Norsk Hydro Sewage treatment units . . SAAB Tank Sanitary vacuum system EVAC Passenger sanitary units .... Resine Armee Crew sanitary units E. Modul Shell doors MacGregor Watertight doors Schoenrock Hydraulic Davits Schat Davit Fairleads Sambre & Meuse Accommodation ladder .... Metalu Medical equipment Unitor Laundry equipment EDCO Galley/pantry erection . . . Sea King Galley/pantry equipment . . Sea King Bulkheads & cabin partitioning .... Rockment Ceilings Danacoustic Windows Dalmas Cabin doors Compin Fire doors Saajos Halon & foam systems SEPCI Firefighting gear Unitor OUTSTANDING CRUISE SHIPS 1987 SHIP YARD MAIN ENGINES Celebration Kockums Sulzer (2) Kronprins Herald Wartsila Wartsila-Sulzer (4) Monaco* Perana Wartsila-Vasa (2) Norsun NKK Wartsila-Sulzer (4) Queen Elizabeth 2* Lloyd Werft MAN B&W (9) Sovereign of the Seas Chantiers de l'Atlantique Pielstick (4) OUTSTANDING PASSENGER & CRUISE BOATS 1987 BOAT YARD MAIN ENGINES Cajun Queen Halter Marine Caterpillar (2) Capt. JP Service Marine Detroit Diesel (2) Caribbean Princess Fjellstrand MTU (2) Cinderella Marinteknik Scania (4) Discovery III Nichols Bros. Detroit Diesel (2) Golden Sunset Westport Caterpillar (2) Mackinac Express Gladding-Hearn Deutz-MWM (2) Majestic Aluminum Boats Detroit Diesel (2) Majestic* Patti Caterpillar (2) Majestic Lady Conrad Perkins (2) Margaret Chase Smith Atlantic Marine Caterpillar (2) Mozart Deggendorfer Werft Deutz-MWM (2) Pride of Rainy Lake Munson Cummins (2) Princess Pat Huckins Yacht MAN B&W (2) Spirit of New York Blount Marine Detroit Diesel (2) Treasure Queen Freeport Caterpillar (2) Twilight Leevac Cummins (2) •denotes conversion/refit 18 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News
