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BOATS AND BARGES 'Neocastrum' Fast Ferry

Commissioned At Cantiere Navale

Foschi In Italy

The Neocastrum, a Cantiere Navale Foschi-built fast ferry, is powered by Mitsubishi diesel engines.

A new 115-foot, 350-passenger fast ferry dubbed Neocastrum was commissioned at builder Cantiere

Navale Foschi in Italy, for owner

Foderaro Navigazione.

The vessel soon after started ser- vice between the southwest coast of

Italy and the islands off the north coast of Sicily, making daily round trips of approximately 160 nautical miles.

The ferry features an innovative monohull design featuring a quasi- constant deadrise, double-chine un- derbody.

The vessel is powered by a pair of

Mitsubishi S 16 R MPTK diesel en- gines coupled to Reintjes U-drives via Vulkan double cardan shafts and torsional joints.

The engines deliver 2,189 hp each, enabling the vessel to attain a top speed of 31 knots during sea trials.

Service speed is 27 knots at half load.

Radic supplied the vessel with high-efficiency propellers, as well as propeller struts, shafts, through hulls and rudders.

Electronic engine controls are by

MMC, and a pair of Onan auxiliary generators provide electricity.

This is the 15th vessel designed by

Sciomachen for Cantiere Navale

Foschi, and the second to be built for

Foderaro Navigazione.

Sciomachen is currently working on a 122-foot water-jet driven fast ferry, to be operated in the 35-knot range.

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