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senger Ship/Railway-/Trailer Fer- ry" "suitable for the carriage of dan- gerous goods," the Nils Dacke, with a molded breadth of 84-1/2 feet, draft of about 20 feet, tonnage of about 24,000 and deadweight of 7,800 tons, is powered by two main propulsion plants consisting of four MAN B&W main engines. Each main propulsion plant consists of a MAN B&W 6L40/45 diesel, with an output of 3,170 kw at 524 rpm, and a MAN B&W 8L40/45 diesel engine, with an output of 4,230 kw at 524 rpm. The total power for the two main propulsion plants (all four en- gines) is 14,800 kw. For maneuvera- bility, the vessel is equipped with Lips variable pitch propellers and Frydenbo rudder plants. She has a service speed of about 18 knots. The all-around combi-carrier has accommodations for 300 passengers in 121 cabins with 280 berths lo- cated in the forward third section of the ship. Each cabin is fitted with a private shower and toilet. The ship features a restaurant, lounge/bar, cinema and conference room. The crew complement of 40 is accommo- dated in single cabins. The bulbous-bowed Nils Dacke, along with her sister ship, the Robin Hood, which is scheduled to be de- livered shortly, are replacing the freight ferries Saga Star and Saga Wind. The new ferries will both pro- vide much-needed additional capac- ity on the busy Travemunde (West Germany)-Trelleborg (Sweden) route. The freight capacity of the Swed- ish-flagged Nils Dacke represents a 50 percent increase over the capac- ity of the Saga Star or Saga Wind. Her three decks are interconnected by internal ramps, and she load and discharge via a stern ramp. The lower deck, or combi deck, is equipped with 910 meters of rail length distributed on six tracks, al- lowing for the transportation of 36 long-type railway wagons or 75 rail wagons of average size. On the two upper decks, there is space for about 100 trucks/trailers. NILS DACKE Equipment List Main engines (4) MAN B&W CP Propellers Lips Generator engines (3) MAN B&W Rudder system Frydenbo Gears Lohmann + Stolterfoht Clutches .... Lohmann + Stolterfoht Generators AEG Fuel economy system Seapacer Silencers Energietechnik Transformers Tramag Control console AEG Telephone system Nixdorf Fire alarm system Siemens Ananometer Th. Friedrich Radar Sperry Marine Refrigeration Sabro A/C Noske-Kaeser Ventilation Witt & Sohn Fire extinguishers . . . Preussag/Minimax Compressors Hatlapa Separators Alfa-Laval Waste water treatment . Format Chemie RO/RO equipment . . MacGregor-Navire Deck fittings Bruggemann Deck machinery Hatlapa Davits Schat Davit Lifeboats Fassmer Ships medical supplies . Lloyd-Apotheke Carpeting Ranneberg When not in use for rail cargo, the lower deck can accommodate an ad- ditional 60 trucks/trailers. QUEEN ROKKO Mitsui Engineering Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuild- ing Company recently delivered the catamaran ferry Queen Rokko to Japanese shipowners Awaji Ferry Boat Company. The vessel, now in ferrying service, is about 108.9 feet long and 29.5 feet wide with a dis- placement of 217 tons. It is ap- proved for coastal service and has carrying capacity of 250 passengers. The Queen Rokko is powered by tjvo Deutz MWM 12-cylinder en- gines of the 604B series, which are designed to deliver a maximum power of 1,260 kw each at a speed of 1,800 rpm, bringing the catamaran to a maximum speed of 30 knots. ROYAL VIKING SUN Wartsila Marine At the end of last year, the Turku shipyard of Wartsila Marine Indus- LEEVAC . . . Shipyard of the Passenger Vessel Pros When it comes to passenger vessel operations, Captains Dennis Trone and Bill Bowell practically wrote the book. Both have devoted their life to riverboats and when they needed new boats for their expanding operations, they came to LEEVAC Shipyards. Capt. Bowell is the owner of Padelford Packet Boat Company, St. Paul, Minn., and runs four excursion vessels on the upper Mississippi River. The newest addition to his fleet is the LEEVAC- builMnson Northrup, an authentic re-creation of a Victorian sidewheeler. The 400-passenger boat features two enclosed cabins with plenty of open area forward on both decks. The passenger vessel operations run by Capt. Trone are quite different. He conducts two-day, round-trip cruises between LeClair, Iowa and Galena, III., using the steam-powered paddle- wheeler Julia Belle Swain and the Twilight, a delightful 150-passenger boat with strong Victorian charm. LEEVAC built the lavishly- trimmed, three-deck vessel to resemble a turn of the century riverboat. Passenger vessel construction is only a part of the LEEVAC story. We are currently designing and building new boats and converting old boats for new uses and markets. Let us show you why the passenger vessel pros come to us. n LEEVAC Shipyards, Inc. P. O. Box 1190 Hwy. 90 East Jennings, LA 70546 Ph: (318) 824-2210 FAX: (318) 824-2970 SINCE 1913 January, 1989 Circle 256 on Reader Service Card 19
