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18 • MarineNews • December, 2005

GREAT BOATS of 2005

The first vessel featured in Marine-

News’ annual round-up of outstanding vessels during the year takes great liberty with the definition of “boat.”

That said, it was impossible to exclude

Jean Anne, the nation's first American

Flagged, Jones Act compliant Pure Car

Truck Carrier (PCTC). At 579 ft. long and a beam of 102 ft., the vessel is one- half as long as a nuclear aircraft carrier and almost as wide.

The vessel can carry up to 4,000 cars on her 10 car decks and has three hoistable decks to carry Over High and Wide (OHW) vehicles such as busses, 18- wheelers and even military vehicles such as M-1 tanks.

The OHW vehicles enter the ship on a 100-ton ramp on the aft end of the ship while autos enter from lighter ramps on the sides of the Jean Anne.

VT Halter Marine, Pascagoula, Miss built the $60 million vessel. The building of the ship is a milestone for the company, not only because of the Jean Anne's size and complexity, but problems encoun- tered along the way including a bankrupt- cy. The vessel is owned by The Pasha

Group, Corte Madera, Calif. and will be operated by Pasha and Strong Vessel

Operators, Stamford, Conn.

Jean Anne will be on a route between

San Diego, Calif. and three ports in the

Hawaiian Islands.

With a top speed of 20 knots, the vessel can make a round trip in two weeks including loading in San Diego, unload- ing and loading in three Hawaiian Island ports and return.

The vessel has a huge amount of space as her 13,000 deadweight tons testify.

Inside the vessel is a lot like being in a 10- story parking garage only this garage trav- els at 20 knots.

Propulsion power for the vessel comes from a MAN B&W 7S50MC-C slow speed diesel supplying 14,825 hp at 127 rpm. A 72-ft. shaft connects the engine to a Lips 226-ft. diameter propeller. The main engine occupies part of the aft end of the second, third and fourth decks.

Three MAN B & W 6L23/30H engines power 920 kW generators and there is a fourth emergency generator rated at 170 kW located on the 11th deck.

Both Lips bow and stern thrusters are a part of the propulsion package to aid in.

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Jean Anne: Pure Car Truck Carrier

The 100-ton capacity of the aft ramp of the Jean Anne is used to load Over High and Wide vehicles such as buses, trucks and military vessels

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