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GREAT BOATS OF 1998 Shipbuilder Vessel name Vessel type Owner/Operator Ship manager Kvaerner Masa-Yards Superfast III, IV Vehicle-passenger RoRo ferry Attica Enterprises S.A. Superfast Ferries In early 1998, Kvaerner Masa- Yards' Turku New Shipyard deliv- ered two fast vehicle-passenger ferries to Attica Enterprises SA. for use in the Patras, Greece to Ancona, Italy route. The ferries are designed to maintain a regular 48-hour round trip with a service speed of 28.5 knots. Superfast Ferries, Attica Enterprises' ship managers for the newbuildings is a leading operator of passenger-car ferries between Greece and Italy with two ferries in operation, Superfast I and II. Superfast III and Superfast IV are larger than their predecessors with an overall length of 637.5 ft each. They can hold a total of 1,400 passengers, with accommodation space for 750 in 222 cabins. Each vessel features two restaurants, a disco, a casino, three bars, a bou- tique, children's play room and a swimming pool. Vehicle capacity for the vessels is 160 cars and 122 trailers on four fixed and two hoistable car decks which are reached by ramps. The vessels are equipped with fin stabilizers, two bow thrusters and one stern thruster. The total main engine power, supplied by four 10,560 kW Wartsila NSD 16ZAV40S diesel engines, is 42,240 kW. The engines are geared to twin shafts and CP propellers. Circle 21 on Reader Service Card Main Particulars Classification ABS Length, o.a 637.5 ft. (194.3 m) Length, b.p 577 ft. (176 m) Breadth, molded 82 ft. (25 m) Draft, design 21 ft. (6.4 m) Draft, scantling 21.3 ft. (6.5 m) DWT 5,600 tons Speed, service 28.5 knots GT 29,000 Passengers 1,40 Cars 16 Trailers 122 Main engines .. ,4x Wartsila NSD 16ZA V40S ERI Roro equipment MacGregor Passenger cabin units KMY Piikkio Works January, 1999 DISTRIBUTORS AND MANUFACTURERS OF COMMERCIAL NAVIGATION EQUIPMENT FEATURING A FULL LINE OF GYROCOMPASS AUTOPILOTS AND SPEEDLOGS offshore system/ internotionol. inc. m SOI3 PACIFIC HIGHWAY EAST, SUITE #16 FIFE, WA 98424 USA 2S3 926 8711 OSI@OSL.COM FAX: 253 926 8779 www.osnYno.coM Circle 295 on Reader Service Card Tnirn Tpttt lKlrJJ OC lKurU Lang Convection Ovens are sure to fit all your baking needs to a "T". • Lifetime door mechanism guarantee. 1 Easy-to-use knob controls. 1 Even baking for perfect product every time. To learn more about Lang's line of heavy- duty marine galley equipment, call: lane 1-800-882-6368 6500 Merrill Creek Parkway Everett, WA 98203 - D • a!7?i When Space, Weight, or Cost is a Problem, Technology Takes Over! sarad jf technok the space problem associated with bridge design. It also lets you take advantage of an ABS. USCG approved data buss that eliminates the cable runs to the bridge while still controlling and monitoring all systems assigned. The process is as easy as faxing us an 81'? x 11 inch sheet of control and monitoring items and we will provide a return fax of a panel design cable and labor associated with the traditional method. Two wires to the panel shown does it all. ELECTRONIC MARINE 800 Ferndale Place Railway. NJ 07065 Call today for more 732.382.4344 732.388.5111 fax emsmarcon@aol.com e-mail http://www.emsmarcon.com Circle 288 on Reader Service Card Circle 284 on Reader Service Card 45