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pleted a rigid U.S. Coast Guard inspection prior to entering service, and has the most up-to-date safety features.

NANTUCKET CLIPPER

Jeffboat

Jeffboat, Incorporated of Jeffer- sonville, Ind., recently completed the "ultra-yacht" cruise vessel Nan- tucket Clipper, second of its type built at the Indiana yard. Con- structed for Clipper Cruise Line of

St. Louis, the new vessel will oper- ate on seven-day cruises along the

Eastern Seaboard, with a winter schedule in the Virgin Islands. Fol- lowing her December 9 christening in New Orleans, the Nantucket headed for St. Thomas where the inaugural cruise departed on De- cember 23.

The Nantucket Clipper has an overall length of 207 feet, beam amidships of 37 feet, depth of 11 Vz feet, and draft of 712 feet. Gross tonnage is 100 and displacement is 1,000 long tons. The hull is con- structed of V2 -inch steel plate throughout except for the bow and stern, which are 3/« -inch plate.

Propulsion power is provided by two GM Detroit Diesel 12V-92 en- gines, each rated 520 bhp at 2,100 rpm, providing an average cruising speed of 10 mph. The main engines drive, via two Twin Disc reverse/ reduction gears with a ratio of 4.06:1, two Columbian four-bladed, stainless steel propellers having a diameter of 48 inches and 39-inch pitch. The console-mounted steer- ing system by SSI has full follow-up control. An Omnithruster bow thruster is powered by a 200-hp electric motor.

Electric power is supplied by three 220-kw International Electric generators driven by Detroit Diesel 8V-92 engines, with Con-Select gen- erator controls. Raw water Alfa-

Laval heat exchangers for engine cooling are mounted on each pro- pulsion and generator unit.

In addition to the ICOM M-80

NANTUCKET CLIPPER

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Main engines (2) .... Detroit Diesel

Reduction gears (2) Twin Disc

Propellers (2) Columbian

Engine controls Wabco

Stern bearings .... Johnson Rubber

Steering system, autopilot SSI

Bow thruster Omnithruster

Generators (3) . . International Electric

Generator engines . . . Detroit Diesel

Generator controls .... Con-Select

Heat exchangers, separators Alfa-Laval

Radars (2), SatNav, Loran . . . Furuno

SSB radio Motorola

VHF radio ICOM

Depth sounder Datamarine

Gyrocompass Sperry

Weather facsimile Furuno

Searchlights Carlisle & Finch

Navigation & running lights . . Perko

Air horn Kahlenberg

Sewage system Omnipure

VHF and Motorola SSB communi- cations equipment, the vessel is fit- ted with two radars satellite naviga- tion system, and Loran C, all manu- factured by Furuno.

The Nantucket Clipper's four passenger decks contain 51 state- rooms, all outside with large win- dows. Normal passenger capacity is 102, but 111 could be carried if upper berths that are fitted in some cabins were used. The vessel has a crew of 25, and is of U.S. registry.

NENE

MARCO Seattle

MARCO Seattle recently deliv- ered its second vessel to the Ha- waiian Islands, this one a 64-foot steel work boat named Nene. Built for Uaukewai Diving, Salvage and

Fishing Co. of Honolulu, the new vessel is named for the now-rare wild goose that is the state bird of

Hawaii.

Uaukewai president Jimmy

Smith points out that the Nene is not a tug, but rather a specialized workboat with a specific mission.

She is designed for use in the petro- leum industry as a mooring assist, diving, and emergency standby ves- sel to be stationed at an offshore oil terminal at Barbers Point, five miles off the island of Oahu.

The Nene is 64 feet 3 inches long with a beam of 21 feet and a depth (continued on page 38)

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