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Mrs. Frederick Scudder christens The Pilgrim Belle while (left to right) Tom Bender Jr., president of Bender Shipbuilding & Repair Co., Inc., Rob Nelson, general manager for

Coastwise Cruise Line, John Logan, general sales manager for Bender, and Richard Scud- der, president of Coastwise Cruise Line, look on.

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Bender Christens And Launches

Cruiser "Pilgrim Belle'

The Pilgrim Belle, built for Coastwise Cruise Lines, being launched at Bender Shipbuilding.

Bender Shipbuilding & Repair

Co., Inc. Mobile, Ala., recently christened and launched the cruise vessel Pilgrim Belle for Coastwise

Cruise Line of Hyannis, Mass.

Coastwise Cruise Line's parent corporation, Hyannis Harbor Tours,

Inc. is also known as Hy-Line. Hy-

Line operates the largest fleet of passenger vessels on the East Coast.

Representing Coastwise Cruise Line were Richard and Federick

Scudder, Robert Nelson, and

John Hunter. Mrs. Frederick

Scudder broke the traditional bot- tle of champagne during the chris- tening ceremonies.

The Pilgrim Belle is 192 feet long with a beam of 40 feet and a draft of

IV2 feet. She is twin-diesel powered with 1,055-hp Caterpillars, and has a 300-hp bow thruster. She is thor- oughly modern in her machinery inventory with full electronics and electrical power supplied by two 390-kw Caterpillar diesels. The 49 outside cabins all have private bath- room facilities and individually con- trolled heating and air conditioning.

An elevator is included which serves three decks for passenger conve- nience. Her appearance is in the manner of a 1925 coastal steamer with a finish and ambiance which

Coastwise Cruise Line has chris- tened the Steamer Class (TM).

Design of the interior has been assigned to Interior Design Interna- tional of Seattle, Wash., and Copen- hagen, Denmark. John W. Gilbert of Boston is the architect.

Lofting and engineering started in late summer 1983 and delivery of the new vessel will be later this year.

The hull was built upside down with frames and bulkheads installed. In

January steel was plated over the hull framework. The hull was then rolled over into an upright position in March. From this upright posi- tion on the ways, prefabricated sec- tions were added to complete the shell while interior systems were installed. After launching, the ves- sel's interior will be completed.

Robert C. Nelson, general man- ager, will captain the Pilgrim Belle during shake down and reposition- ing from Mobile to West Palm

Beach in preparation for her maiden voyage. She is designed to be highly maneuverable and with a turn of speed greater than other coastal cruise ships. The Steamer Class (TM) coastal cruise boat is the first of its type to be constructed by

Bender and is to be a showpiece for the quality of the Gulf Coast Yard of 60 years' experience.

Bender specializes in the construc- tion and repair of a wide variety of oceangoing and inland vessels.

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