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Gentry Transatlantic

Vessel Spe

Hull Aluminum

Wheelhouse ,, Aluminum

Length o.a 185 ft. (56.3 m)

Beam 50 ft. (15.2 m)

Weight:

Full load

Half load 826,682 581,682

Main Propulsion .. (4) Allison turbines

Drives (4) Arneson ASD-18 . (4) Maaa

Drivel ines Addax

IN CRANE BARGES. "Very little maintenance.''

Joel Smith, of R&D Maintenance Service operates a new 54' x 160' crane barge with two Deere gen-set engines. He also uses two Deere powered compressors elsewhere in the project To my knowledge we haven't had to do anything but routine service on any of them." "Seven years old and the engines run with no problems."

Smith likes the way even older Deere engines keep delivering the performance he needs. "The compressor engines have been in service for 7 years now, and they still work like the new ones. They just keep running. They give us the dependability we need on projects like ours."

John Deere engines from 70-300 hp (52-224 kW) are being used on more workboats of all kinds every day. Talk to the people who use them and find out why.

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June, 1995

Gentry Effort: Fast Design With Commercial Potential

Art Anderson Associates' rendition of the Gentry fast craft, which will also be designed for commercial shipping purposes.

Based on research by the Gentry

Transatlantic team, a new very high-speed Surface Effect Ship (SES) is showing great promise for the commercial market. The team, whose aim focuses on building a vessel to set a new Atlantic crossing record, said the SES could provide the basis of the next generation of high speed passenger ferries, but the main market for the concept would be for the rapid transport of perishable or high value cargoes.

The size of the prototype design has been set at 147 ft. (45 m), the optimum size to carry adequate fuel for the 3,000-mile Atlantic crossing.

The design team projects the mar- ket for high-performance marine cargo carriers is likely to expand with the advent of high-speed craft such as this. The Gentry Transat- lantic team is headed by project manager John Connor and in- cludes Chris McKesson of Art

Anderson Associates. The team is currently seeking a major shipyard to complete development of the de- sign.

For more information on the project

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