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ing water system were also installed to facilitate heavy fuel operation.

The two six-cylinder Wartsila

Vasa 32 main engines featured in the 2,600-grt Monaco are four- stroke medium-speed units capable of operating on the lowest grade of heavy fuels from start to stop.

NORSUN

NKK

The Norsun is a large, luxurious cruise ferry built and delivered by the Tsurimi Works of Nippon Ko- kan K.K. (NKK) for the Royal

Nedlloyd Group N.V. of the Nether- lands.

With an overall length of 588 feet, breadth of 83 feet and maximum draft of 20 feet, the Norsun has a gross tonnage of 31,598. She has a passenger capacity of 1,250 with 452 cabins.

Powered by four Wartsila-Sulzer medium speed diesel engines, two nine-cylinder 9ZAL40 engines and two six-cylinder 6ZAL40 engines, producing about 26,100 bhp in a "father and son" arrangement, the

Norsun will travel from Hull, U.K., to Europort at 18.5 knots. While traveling from Europort to Hull, the

Norsun will travel at 16.5 knots using her two aft Wartsila-Sulzer six-cylinder 6ZAL40 main engines.

Along with her sister ship, the

Norsea, which was built by Govan

Shipbuilders of the United King- dom, the Norsun is in service for

North Sea Ferries, a joint concern incorporated by Nedlloyd and P&O, and operating once a day between

Hull and Europort, a distance of 200 nautical miles.

Equipped with cargo access equipment supplied by MacGregor

Far East, the Norsun is also capable of carrying 850 cars and 590-foot by 40-foot trailers on her three fixed vehicle decks and one hoistable car deck. Crew and passenger accom- modations are on her top four decks.

NORSUN

Equipment List

Main engines . . . . Wartsila-Sulzer

Auxiliary engines . . . Wartsila-Sulzer

Propellers .... KaMeWa

Electric generators Taiyo

Rudders Willi Becker

Steering gears . . MHI

Fin stabilizers . . HDW

RO/RO equipment . . MacGregor FE

A/C system . . . . . Novenco Nippon

Lift Dereus

T/O system . . . Saarloos

Fire protection Van Rijn

Windlass & winch Fukushima

Galley equipment Electrolux

Vacuum sewage system Evac

Boat davits . . . Davit

Life boats .... . . . Mulder & Rijke

Life rafts Beaufort Air-Sea

QE 2

Lloyd Werft

One of the largest and most com- plex conversions ever performed by a West German shipyard was com- pleted last spring, as one of the world's most famous ships, the

Queen Elizabeth 2, was refitted with a new diesel-electric propulsion sys- tem and her accommodations and public spaces refurbished by Lloyd

Werft of Bremerhaven. The compli- cated task took just 179 days.

The new propulsion plant of the

QE 2 consists of nine MAN B&W 9L58/64 medium-speed diesel gen- erators, which weigh 220 tons each, and two 340-ton GEC electric pro- pulsion motors. The nine MAN

B&W diesel generator sets develop a total output of 95,580 kw. The QE 2, with an overall length of 962 V2 feet, breadth of 105 feet and draft of 32% feet, can reach a maximum speed of more than 32 knots.

Besides the installation of the new propulsion plant, which com- prised the major part of the conver- sion, passenger accommodations and public rooms were refurbished.

This work included the addition of eight penthouse suites, the rear- rangement of the Double Down public area (with a new shopping area, bar and leisure rooms), renov- ation of the "Tables of the World" restaurant, upgrade of passenger and crew quarters, improvement of ship-to-shore communications, and new furnishings. Also, the QE 2 was fitted with a new funnel, which was lifted into place by a Smit Tak Tak- lift 5 floating crane, and an new liv- ery. International Paint supplied specialized coatings for the under- water hull of the QE 2 as well as other areas.

SOVEREIGN OF THE SEAS

Alsthom

When she makes her maiden voyage from Miami on January 16 of this year, Royal Caribbean Cruise

Line's Sovereign of the Seas will become one of the largest and most luxurious cruise ships in operation today.

Built by Alsthom's Chantiers de l'Atlantique shipyard of St. Nazaire,

France, the Sovereign has an overall length of 874 feet, breadth of 106 feet, draft of 25 feet and a gross reg- istered tonnage of 74,000. She will have a passenger capacity of 2,600, with 722 outside and 416 inside staterooms on her 14 passenger decks.

Cruising at about 21 knots, the

Sovereign is powered by four nine- cylinder 7,425-hp Pielstick diesel engines.

On her first sea trials, extensive tests of her engines, operating ma- chinery, control and navigation sys- tems, noise and vibration were all performed and met the owners' rigid standards. "Sovereign of the Seas met or exceeded those standards through- out the entire ship's public areas, cabins, engine and control rooms," said Peter Whelpton, executive vice president-operations for Royal

Caribbean Cruise Line.

The Centrum, a central five-deck lobby area, is the centerpiece of the

Sovereign. Highlighted by glass bubble elevators, elegant staircases, fountains and plants, the Centrum connects many of the ship's 20 pub- lic rooms, including the shopping area, lounges, bars, conference cen- ter and two-story indoor/outdoor

Windjammer cafe.

In all, the Sovereign offers two 650-passenger restaurants, six lounges, 16 shops, one casino and two pools. She has enough open deck space to fill three football fields.

SOVEREIGN OF THE SEAS

Equipment List

Main engines Pielstick

Generator engines Wartsila

Generators Wartsil 6.6 kV motors CGEE Alsthom

Line shaft bearings Renk

Line shaft A. Johnson

Bowthrusters KaMeWa

Steering gear . . . Porsgrunn Staland

Maskin

Rudders Willi Becker

Stabilizers Sperry

Engine room automation . . Norcontrol

Remote gaging Auxitro

Propulsion machinery remote control KaMeWa

Stern tube packing . . Waukesha/Lips

M.E. silencer Vibrachoc

LO/FO separator Alfa-Laval

Emer. alternators, transformers, & main and emer. switchboards Alsthom

Integrated nautical equipment Racal Decca

Radars Atlas

Anemometer, aerovane, & depth sounder CRM

Facsimile receiver Taiyo

Gyrocompass, autopilot & magnetic compass . . . Anschuetz

Radio direction finder & doppler log OCEL

Battery SAFT

Automatic telephones .... Jeumont

Schneider

Fluorescent lamps Philips

Heating, ventilation & air conditioning plants Flakt

Air coolers, piping & accessories York

Refrigerator cooling plant .... York

Evaporators Alfa-Laval

Displacement pump .... SCAM-IMO

Centrifugal pumps A. Johnson

Heeling & reciprocating pumps Iro

Valves & fittings Coyard

Starting air compressor Sperre Mek

O/W separator .... St. Louis Ship

Sound signal equipment . . . Kockums

Auxiliary boiler . . . Vapor Fluidoternus

Garbage handling & incinerator Norsk Hydro

Sewage treatment units . . SAAB Tank

Sanitary vacuum system EVAC

Passenger sanitary units .... Resine

Armee

Crew sanitary units E. Modul

Shell doors MacGregor

Watertight doors Schoenrock

Hydraulic

Davits Schat Davit

Fairleads Sambre & Meuse

Accommodation ladder .... Metalu

Medical equipment Unitor

Laundry equipment EDCO

Galley/pantry erection . . . Sea King

Galley/pantry equipment . . Sea King

Bulkheads & cabin partitioning .... Rockment

Ceilings Danacoustic

Windows Dalmas

Cabin doors Compin

Fire doors Saajos

Halon & foam systems SEPCI

Firefighting gear Unitor

OUTSTANDING CRUISE SHIPS 1987

SHIP YARD MAIN ENGINES

Celebration Kockums Sulzer (2)

Kronprins Herald Wartsila Wartsila-Sulzer (4)

Monaco* Perana Wartsila-Vasa (2)

Norsun NKK Wartsila-Sulzer (4)

Queen Elizabeth 2* Lloyd Werft MAN B&W (9)

Sovereign of the Seas Chantiers de l'Atlantique Pielstick (4)

OUTSTANDING PASSENGER & CRUISE BOATS 1987

BOAT YARD MAIN ENGINES

Cajun Queen Halter Marine Caterpillar (2)

Capt. JP Service Marine Detroit Diesel (2)

Caribbean Princess Fjellstrand MTU (2)

Cinderella Marinteknik Scania (4)

Discovery III Nichols Bros. Detroit Diesel (2)

Golden Sunset Westport Caterpillar (2)

Mackinac Express Gladding-Hearn Deutz-MWM (2)

Majestic Aluminum Boats Detroit Diesel (2)

Majestic* Patti Caterpillar (2)

Majestic Lady Conrad Perkins (2)

Margaret Chase Smith Atlantic Marine Caterpillar (2)

Mozart Deggendorfer Werft Deutz-MWM (2)

Pride of Rainy Lake Munson Cummins (2)

Princess Pat Huckins Yacht MAN B&W (2)

Spirit of New York Blount Marine Detroit Diesel (2)

Treasure Queen Freeport Caterpillar (2)

Twilight Leevac Cummins (2) •denotes conversion/refit 18 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News