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9-foot 4 V2 -inch depth. She is pow- ered by four Detroit Diesel 12V71TI diesel engines driving through Twin Disc 514 reverse/reduction gears with a ratio of 2:1. The Majestic's main deck can car- ry 175 passengers on padded seats and her upper deck can accommo- date 150 people. The middle row of seats on the 01 level can be removed for dancing, the wet bar, buffet tables, etc., for the boat's other role as a charter vessel. MAJESTIC List of Suppliers Main engines Detroit Diesel Reduction gears Twin Disc Engine controls Morse Generator control panel .... Contec Propeller shafts Aquamet Bearings BF Goodrich Propellers Columbian Bronze Radar Furuno VHF Standard International Loran Sitex Depth sounder Datamarine Compass Ritchi MAJESTIC Patti Shipyard The Gateway Clipper Fleet, Pitts- burgh, Pa., took delivery of the 1,000-passenger, 270-foot riverboat Majestic last year. The riverboat was converted from a 160-foot barge, which was originally built by Mathis Shipyard, Camden, N.J., in 1950, with final outfitting per- formed by the Patti Shipyard, Pen- sacola, Fla. The 270-foot Majestic, which is really a combination of two vessels generally referred to as an ATB or articulated tug-barge, is a deluxe false sidewheeler developed by Norman N. DeJong, president of the naval architecture and marine engineering firm of DeJong & Lebet Inc. of Jacksonville, Fla.; John E. Connelly, owner of the Gateway Clipper Fleet; Zack D'Alesandro, general manager, Gateway Clipper Fleet; and Terry Wirginis, assis- tant manager at Gateway. The Majestic's power plant con- sists of Catepillar 3508 main and 3408 auxiliary engines. The main engines drive Columbian Bronze stainless steel propellers via Twin Disc MG530 reverse reduction gears, while the auxiliary engines drive 300-kw generators, which pro- MAJESTIC Equipment List Main engines . . . .... Caterpillar Auxiliary engines . . .... Caterpillar Reduction gears . . Twin Disc Shaft and rudder bearings . . .BTR Silverton Propellers Columbian Bronze Engine controls . . WABCO Engine controls, air compressors. and stack winch . Circuit Engineering Switchboard, transformer panels . Industrial Power Battery chargers .... La Marche Pumps .... ITT-Marlow Electrical wiring and navigational lights . . . . LF Gaubert Air conditioning equipment . . Carrier Heating boilers . . . . . .Weil-McLain Horn .... Kahlenberg Windows Wynne Doors .... Dean Steel Sewage treatment plant . . . Envirovac Barge connecting winches . . NABRICO Fenders Morse Rubber MAJESTIC LADY Conrad The 76 V2 -foot, 300-passenger catamaran Majestic Lady was deliv- ered by Conrad Industries, Inc. of Morgan City, La. Commissioned by Citesjam Tours of Nassau, Bahamas, the three-deck catamaran is used for sightseeing, private parties, diving and inter- iiiiiiaiHiiiniiiMiiiiiiiHiiMniMiiiiiiiii^ Majestic Lady The pleasure craft is designed with full kitchen facilities, bar, dance floor, and bandstand to ac- commodate calypso musicians. MARGARET CHASE SMITH Atlantic Marine vide power to both the power unit and vessel. The barge's superstructure un- derwent conversion at Baton Rouge, La., where the steelwork on the sponson decks, main deck, paddle boxes, Boiler Deck, and Hurricane and Texas Decks took place, and final outfitting at Patti Shipyard in Pensacola, Fla. Patti Shipyard pro- vided shipfitting, sandblasting, painting, crane and other services. Atlantic Marine, Inc., Fort George Island, Fla., delivered the 166Vi-foot ferryboat Margaret Chase Smith to the State of Maine Department of Transportation, last year. With a passenger capacity of 226 and a car capacity of 30, the Mar- garet Chase Smith is powered by two Caterpillar D-3508TA diesel en- gines rated at 565 hp each at 1,200 rpm. The main engines are fitted to Caterpillar model 7241 reduction gears with a 3.54:1 ratio. The vessel's electric power is supplied by two main generators and one emergency generator from Caterpillar, model D-3304, produc- ing 55 kw each at 1,800 rpm. The main propulsion and generators will be keel cooled. A hydraulically powered bow- thruster from Schottel is also pro- vided for maneuvering and docking operations. The Margaret Chase Smith fer- ries between Isleboro and Lincoln- ville, Maine. MARGARET CHASE SMITH Equipment List Main engines (2) Caterpillar Auxiliary engines Caterpillar Reduction gears Caterpilla Engine controls Kobelt Generator control panels . . Industrial Power Systems Clutch Marco Bowthruster Schottel Keelcoolers Fernstrum Steering system Sperry Stern bearings Johnson Shafts Aquanet Propellers Columbian Bronze Freshwater pressure & sanitary systems Meyers Bilge & fire pumps . . . Gorman Rupp Fuel transfer pump Blackmer Radars Sperry/Furuno VHF radiotelephones Raytheon Autopilot Sperry Depth sounder . International Offshore Monitors & alarms .... Murphy/SSI Horn Kahlenberg Searchlights Perko Running & navigation lights . . Perko Lifesaving gear Viking Winches New England Trawler Firefighting system Ansel island transportation among the 700 West Indian Islands. The catamaran is equipped with twin 165-hp, turbocharged Perkins diesels and two 12.5-kw Perkins generators. With a design speed of 10 knots, the Majestic Lady, when fully loaded, will require a maxi- mum draft of 3.5 feet. The shallow draft accommodates near shore an- choring enabling passengers to dis- embark via a gangplank directly onto the beach. MOZART Deggendorfer Werft The 2,680-ton M/S Mozart, re- portedly the world's largest river/ coastal cruise ship, was delivered during 1987 by Deggendorfer Werft und Eisenbau (DWE) GmbH to own- ers DDSG (Erste Donau-Dampf- schiffarts-Gesellschaft) for opera- tion on the Danube River. Built at a cost of $24 million, the 398-foot Mozart is twin-engined with six-cylinder Deutz-MWM 628 Series diesel engines. Each engine is rated for a maximum continuous power of 1,185 kw at 1,000 rpm. Electricity is supplied by three aux- iliary sets equipped with Deutz- MWM 816 Series engines. The double-bow, single-hull M/S Mozart, named for one of Austria's most illustrious conposers, appro- priately uses titles of his operas and names of operatic characters for its decks, lounges, restaurants, etc. The fully air-conditioned, luxury vessel offers the "Figaro" deck with hot M/S Mozart 22 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News
