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North Carolina Shipyard Completes Revamping

M/V Carteret, orginally con- structed in 1989 by Halter Marine, has completed rennovation at

North Carolina Shipyard. The pro- ject involved stripping the vessel of all wiring, electronics, passenger lounges and pilot house, leaving only an empty shell. Carteret was then cut in half, and a newly fabri- cated mid-body was welded into place. The vessel was originally 161 ft. (49 m) long, powered by

Caterpillar 3412 engines reaching 642 hp and carried 30 vehicles and 200 passengers. Carteret now measures 220 ft. (67 m) long with a gross tonnage of 771. It can carry 50 vehicles and 300 passengers and is powered by twin CAT 3508 engines each developing 805 hp.

Carteret was scheduled to be deliv-

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Carteret Main Particulars

Shipbuilder North Carolina State Shipyard

Vessel Type Ferry

Owner/Operator

State of North Carolina — Ferry Division

Designer R.S. Dossett

Flag U.S.

Contract dole June 1996

Delivery dale May 22,1998

Length, o.a 220 ft. (67 m)

Length, b.p 209 ft. (63 m)

Gross lonnoge 770

Draft, design 6 ft. (1.8 m)

Service speed 12 knots

Complement six crew, 300 passengers

Cargo capacity 50 vehicles

Bunker 4,500 gallons

Fuel consumption 65 gph

Maine engine Caterpillar 3508

Auxiliary engines Caterpillar

Propellers Bird Johnson

Thrusters Michigan/Jostram

Reduction gears Twin Disc

Engine Controls Marine Engine Controls, Inc.

Steering Controls Matthews Morine

Bearings Johnson

Radar Furuno

Compass Richie

GPS Northstar

Autopilot Novcom

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Amalienborg Main Particulars

Length, o.a 472.5 ft. (144 m)

Length, bp 439 ft. (134 m)

Breath, molded 75.4 ft. (23 m)

Depth, molded 40.7 ft. (12.4 m)

Draft, design 28 ft. (8.4 m)

Draft, scantling 9 ft. (8.7 m)

Main engine Wartsilo

Propeller Kamew

Reduction gear Volmet

Bowthruster Kamewa

Rudder Ulstein

Steering geor Ulstei

Hydraulic cargo pump FRAM0

Cargo/slop tank coating Sigma

Tnk level gauging system Autronica

Cargo control system Autronic

Valve remote control system Danfoss

Tank cleaning machines Toftjorg

Auxiliary diesel engines Alfa Laval

Emergency generating sets Cummins

Paint Hempel

Rescue boat Norsafe

Satellite navigator Sperry

Deck machinery Aquamaster Rama 28 Circle 166 on Reader Service Card Maritime Reporter/Engineering News