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iMSMfc OUTSTANDING OCEANGOING SHIPS OF 1988 MARITIME REPORTER'S annual feature "Outstanding Oceangoing Ships of 1988" is a review of some of the most notable oceangoing com- mercial vessels constructed during the year by some of the world's most technologically advanced shipyards. The newbuildings have been selected by the editorial staff of MR /EN on the basis of their out- standing designs, excellent fuel economy, sophisticated equipment and machinery, noteworthy per- formance and versatile service characteristics. AMORELLA Brodosplit This year, Yugoslavian shipbuild- Photos, clockwise from top left: Shoushone Spirit, McDermott DB50, President Truman, Royal Viking Sun, and Kunisaki Maru. er Brodosplit delivered the 37,500- gt Amorella, the first of two new generation Baltic cruise ferries, to owners SF Line for operation by Viking Line on the Turku-Marie- hamn-Stockholm service route. The 2,200-passenger-capacity fer- ry, which also can accommodate 620 cars/53 trucks, has an overall length of 555-1/2 feet, breadth of 90-1/2 feet, depth of 28 feet and draft of 19-1/2 feet. With a deadweight of 2,800 metric tons, the Amorella is powered by four SEMT Pielstick- Jadanbrod 12PC2-6V/400E diesel engines rated at 7,965 hp each. The 12-deck vessel, which has 565 pas- senger cabins, can reach speeds in excess of 21 knots. The order for the Amorella and her sister ship, which is expected to be delivered in the spring of next year, represents an important breakthrough for Brodosplit into the passenger ferry building sector. One outstanding feature of the Amorella is that 90 percent of her passengers will have berths, whereas current generation Baltic ferries on the route provide only about 60 per- cent of the passengers with berths. The outfitting of the Amorella's public spaces was subcontracted to Danish company Aalborg Vaerft. The Amorella is expected to re- place the 1980-built Rosella. AUTO DIANA Daewoo In July, Daewoo Shipbuilding & Heavy Machinery Ltd. of South Korea, delivered the last of four Roll-On/Roll-Off (RO/RO) pure car/truck carriers, the Auto Diana, to Pan Ocean Shipping Co., South Korea. The car carrier has an overall length of about 654-1/2 feet, beam of 106 feet and design draft of 27 feet. The Auto Diana is one of the largest RO/RO ships built by Dae- woo, with a capacity of about 5,800 standard car units. Propulsion is provided by a single MAN B&W-KHIC 6S60MC diesel engine with a maximum output of 12,840 bhp at 102 rpm, driving a fixed pitch propeller manufactured by Hyundai Engine & Machinery Co. (HEMCO). Her service speed is 18 knots and fuel consumption is 33.7 tons per day. The Auto Diana features remote control, automation, and monitor- ing/alarm equipment for 24-hour unattended machinery space opera- tion during normal seagoing condi- tions. While the engine room is arranged centrally at the after end of the ship, the cargo space above it has been optimized by placing the exhaust casing and funnel on the extreme starboard side. Three Hyundai Electric Engi- neering Co. (HEECO) 750-kw diesel generators supply electric power (continued) Circle 300 on Reader Service Card-> 12 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News
