Page 36: of Maritime Reporter Magazine (March 2020)

FERRIES

The Ollis Class Ferries

Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc. (ESG) launched the SSG “Karl Senner, LLC is proud to supply the REINTJES Dual-

Michael H. Ollis (Hull 219) in November 2019, the first of Input Combining Gearboxes onboard the new Staten Island three new Staten Island Ollis Class Ferries for the City of Ollis Class Ferries,” said Karl Senner, President, Karl Senner,

New York Department of Transportation (NYCDOT) Staten LLC. “Each ferry is equipped with two REINTJES DUG

Island Ferry Division. 3000P combining gearboxes. Each gearbox is driven by two

The Ollis Class Ferries are named after fallen soldier of the 3,000hp EMD 12-710 tier 4 diesel engines, and drives a sin-

U.S. Army 10th Mountain Division at Fort Drum, ‘Climb to gle Voith Schneider propeller on each end of the vessel. We

Glory’, Army Staff Sgt. Michael H. Ollis, a Staten Island na- look forward to being able to ride the iconic vessels for de- tive killed in Afghanistan on August 28, 2013, serving during cades to come and to a continued relationship with NYDOT.”

Operation Enduring Freedom. The first of the series, Hull 219, The three Ollis Class double-ended 4,500 passenger ferries, is named in his honor. Staff Sgt. Michael are from a design provided by Elliot Bay

H. Ollis, of the 2nd Battalion, 22nd Infan- Design Group, with each ferry featuring

Ollis Class Ferry Main Particulars try Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, four ABS Electro-Motive Diesel (EMD)

ESG Hull #/Name 10th Mountain Division (Light), stepped 12-710 @ 900 rpm EPA Tier 4 marine H219 - SSG MICHAEL H. OLLIS into the path of a Polish officer, blocking propulsion engines with two engines H220 - SANDY GROUND him from the suicide vest of an insurgent powering one ABS Reintjes DUP 3000 P H221 - TBD who had raided Forward Operating Base combining gear and one (1) ABS 36 RV6

Length, o.a. 320 ft.

Ghazni. Ollis has received several honors ECS/285-2 Voith Schneider Propeller at

Length on Design Load w.l. 308.4 ft.

posthumously including: Distinguished each end of the vessel. Power generation

Beam, molded 70 ft.

Service Cross, Purple Heart, Bronze Star, is provided by three ABS, EPA Tier 3

Beam over guards 70.3 ft.

Silver Star, The Audie Murphy Medal- marine continuous duty diesel generator

Depth at main deck at side 21.5 ft.

lion, Polish Gold Star Medal of Honor, sets, Caterpillar C18 driving 480 V, 60

Design draft 13 ft.

and the Afghanistan Star from Poland for Hz, 3-phase generators rated at 425 kW

Installed horsepower 9,980 hp his valor. He was 24 years old. at 0.8 P.F. @ 1800 rpm.

Fuel oil capacity 30,000 gal.

Min. seating capacity 2,551

Max. passenger capacity 4,500

Crew 16

Classi? cation ABS

Photo: Staten Island Ferries 36 Maritime Reporter & Engineering News • March 2020

MR #3 (34-49).indd 36 3/5/2020 9:05:58 AM