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(continued from page 22) LYS-SKOG Equipment List Main engine Wartsila Diesel Propeller Wartsila Wichman Thruster Brunvoll Molde Generator engine .. Scania Vabis Thruster engine Brown Boveri Generator Uljanik-Siemens Deck machinery.... .... Hydraulik Brattvaag Shafting Wichman Coatings Hempel VHF radios Sailor SSB radios Sailor Pumps Allweiler Autopilot, compass Anschutz Navigation system Racal Decca Navtex JRC ISC Norcontrol Automation controllable-pitch propeller via Volda AC6 750 reduction gear. Auxiliary power is supplied by Scania Vabis generator engines and Uljanik-Siemens generators. She also has a Uljanik-Siemens shaft generator. Of particular note, the Lys-Skog features an interesting side-door construction, a combination of hy- draulically operated side access door and forklift elevator. MONARCH OF THE SEAS Chantiers de I'Atlantique Circle 78 on Reader Service Card The latest giant for the passenger cruise industry, the 75,000-ton luxury megaliner Monarch of the Seas, emerged from the St. Nazaire, France, shipyard of Chantiers de I'Atlantique. Built for Royal Carib- bean Cruise Line, the Monarch is 880 feet long and has a maximum passenger capacity of 2,766, with 1,177 cabins, 732 of which are out- side units and 445 inside units. In- cluded in the total are 12 luxurious suites and 50 deluxe cabins with a balcony, all of which are located on the Bridge Deck. The Centrum, the ship's central meeting place from which most of its public spaces radiate was designed by Norwegian Njal Eide, whose Oslo-based form specializes in cruise vessel interiors. The centrum spans MONARCH OF THE SEAS Equipment List Main engines (4) Pielstick Propellers (2) KaMeWa Thrusters KaMeWa Generator engines . Wartsila Vasa Generators Alsthom Reduction gears . Lohmann & Stolterfoht Engine controls KaMeWa Coatings Jotun/lnternational Paint VHF radios Furuno Radar, compass, loran, autopilot Sperry Marine five decks, featuring curved stair- cases, glass-walled elevators and a lively plaza. At the base of the glass-walled elevators lie three pools of dancing water, an elegant piano platform and raised plaza linked by a parade stair. Forward of this area, the Centrum flows into the photo gallery with a stepped level fountain. Of particular note, Mr. Eide's firm also designed the 1,000- person "Sound of Music" Lounge which features a video wall—a first at sea. The wall consists of 50 indi- vidual monitors on two motorized movable banks of 25 screens each (stacked five by five), which can be used for a variety of entertainment purposes. Propulsion is supplied by four Pielstick nine-cylinder PC20L main engines which produce a total of 29,700 bhp (7,425 hp each at 475 rpm), while six four-stroke Wartsila Vasa 6R32 auxiliary diesel engines generate more than 13 million watts of auxiliary power (2,088 kw each at 720 rpm). Other propulsion equip- ment includes Lohmann Stolterfoht double input/double output reduc- tion gears (approximately 3:1 re- duction ratio) and twin highly skewed, 4.9-meter diameter KaMeWa controllable-pitch propel- lers. POLAR CIRCLE Ulstein Hatloe Circle 81 on Reader Service Card Norwegian shipbuilder Ulstein Hatloe AJS of Ulsteinvik delivered the unique 5,129-gt combination research/passenger ship Polar Circle NEW ENGLAND TRAWLER EQUIPMENT CO. New England Trawler Equipment Company....We build deck machinery that works, designed to fit your needs...not ours. DESIGNERS & MANUFACTURERS OF MARINE DECK MACHINERY - WINCHES- CA PSTANS- WINDLA SSES- CRANES- -HYDRA UUC SYSTEMS- Wiite, Telephone or Fax Your Inquiries to: 291 Eastern Avenue Chelsea, MA 02150 Tel. (617) 884-4354 Fax 617-889-5240 ABS IS BACK IN NEW YORK! As part of the ABS 2000 strategic plan, the American Bureau of Shipping returns its corporate office to its traditional location—New York City. ABS has also positioned divisional offices in strategic locations to help serve clients better— ABS Americas in Houston, Texas; ABS Europe in London, England; and ABS Pacific in Singapore. Wherever you are, in 159 ports around the world, ABS is there as always. Now, ABS is better prepared than ever to meet your maritime needs. CORPORATE OFFICE: Two World Trade Center, 106th floor, New York, NY, USA 10048 Telephone: (212) 839-5000 Telex: 232099 ABNY UR Fax: (212) 839-5130 FOUNDED 1862 J AMERICAN BUREAU OF SHIPPING & AFFILIATED COMPANIES Circle 204 on Reader Service Card December, 1991 Circle 274 on Reader Service Card 41
