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senger Ship/Railway-/Trailer Fer- ry" "suitable for the carriage of dan- gerous goods," the Nils Dacke, with a molded breadth of 84-1/2 feet, draft of about 20 feet, tonnage of about 24,000 and deadweight of 7,800 tons, is powered by two main propulsion plants consisting of four

MAN B&W main engines. Each main propulsion plant consists of a

MAN B&W 6L40/45 diesel, with an output of 3,170 kw at 524 rpm, and a

MAN B&W 8L40/45 diesel engine, with an output of 4,230 kw at 524 rpm. The total power for the two main propulsion plants (all four en- gines) is 14,800 kw. For maneuvera- bility, the vessel is equipped with

Lips variable pitch propellers and

Frydenbo rudder plants. She has a service speed of about 18 knots.

The all-around combi-carrier has accommodations for 300 passengers in 121 cabins with 280 berths lo- cated in the forward third section of the ship. Each cabin is fitted with a private shower and toilet. The ship features a restaurant, lounge/bar, cinema and conference room. The crew complement of 40 is accommo- dated in single cabins.

The bulbous-bowed Nils Dacke, along with her sister ship, the Robin

Hood, which is scheduled to be de- livered shortly, are replacing the freight ferries Saga Star and Saga

Wind. The new ferries will both pro- vide much-needed additional capac- ity on the busy Travemunde (West

Germany)-Trelleborg (Sweden) route.

The freight capacity of the Swed- ish-flagged Nils Dacke represents a 50 percent increase over the capac- ity of the Saga Star or Saga Wind.

Her three decks are interconnected by internal ramps, and she load and discharge via a stern ramp.

The lower deck, or combi deck, is equipped with 910 meters of rail length distributed on six tracks, al- lowing for the transportation of 36 long-type railway wagons or 75 rail wagons of average size.

On the two upper decks, there is space for about 100 trucks/trailers.

NILS DACKE

Equipment List

Main engines (4) MAN B&W

CP Propellers Lips

Generator engines (3) MAN B&W

Rudder system Frydenbo

Gears Lohmann + Stolterfoht

Clutches .... Lohmann + Stolterfoht

Generators AEG

Fuel economy system Seapacer

Silencers Energietechnik

Transformers Tramag

Control console AEG

Telephone system Nixdorf

Fire alarm system Siemens

Ananometer Th. Friedrich

Radar Sperry Marine

Refrigeration Sabro

A/C Noske-Kaeser

Ventilation Witt & Sohn

Fire extinguishers . . . Preussag/Minimax

Compressors Hatlapa

Separators Alfa-Laval

Waste water treatment . Format Chemie

RO/RO equipment . . MacGregor-Navire

Deck fittings Bruggemann

Deck machinery Hatlapa

Davits Schat Davit

Lifeboats Fassmer

Ships medical supplies . Lloyd-Apotheke

Carpeting Ranneberg

When not in use for rail cargo, the lower deck can accommodate an ad- ditional 60 trucks/trailers.

QUEEN ROKKO

Mitsui Engineering

Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuild- ing Company recently delivered the catamaran ferry Queen Rokko to

Japanese shipowners Awaji Ferry

Boat Company. The vessel, now in ferrying service, is about 108.9 feet long and 29.5 feet wide with a dis- placement of 217 tons. It is ap- proved for coastal service and has carrying capacity of 250 passengers.

The Queen Rokko is powered by tjvo Deutz MWM 12-cylinder en- gines of the 604B series, which are designed to deliver a maximum power of 1,260 kw each at a speed of 1,800 rpm, bringing the catamaran to a maximum speed of 30 knots.

ROYAL VIKING SUN

Wartsila Marine

At the end of last year, the Turku shipyard of Wartsila Marine Indus-

LEEVAC . . .

Shipyard of the Passenger Vessel Pros

When it comes to passenger vessel operations,

Captains Dennis Trone and Bill Bowell practically wrote the book. Both have devoted their life to riverboats and when they needed new boats for their expanding operations, they came to LEEVAC

Shipyards.

Capt. Bowell is the owner of Padelford Packet

Boat Company, St. Paul, Minn., and runs four excursion vessels on the upper Mississippi River.

The newest addition to his fleet is the LEEVAC- builMnson Northrup, an authentic re-creation of a Victorian sidewheeler. The 400-passenger boat features two enclosed cabins with plenty of open area forward on both decks.

The passenger vessel operations run by Capt.

Trone are quite different. He conducts two-day, round-trip cruises between LeClair, Iowa and

Galena, III., using the steam-powered paddle- wheeler Julia Belle Swain and the Twilight, a delightful 150-passenger boat with strong

Victorian charm. LEEVAC built the lavishly- trimmed, three-deck vessel to resemble a turn of the century riverboat.

Passenger vessel construction is only a part of the LEEVAC story. We are currently designing and building new boats and converting old boats for new uses and markets. Let us show you why the passenger vessel pros come to us. n LEEVAC Shipyards, Inc.

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