Cummins Diesels Power Cruise Vessel 'America' Delivered By Marine Builders
River City U.S.A., Inc., the Kansas City, Kan., operators of the Cummins NTA-855-M-powered paddle-wheeler Missouri River Queen, recently took delivery of a second passenger vessel, the new 150-foot, 800-passenger America.
Built by Marine Builders, Inc. of Utica, Ind. (also the builder of the Missouri River Queen), the America is powered by two Cummins NTA- 855-M marine diesels rated 350 hp each at 1,800 rpm. The engines turn 48-inch by 32-inch four-blade Bird- Johnson propellers on 4-inch shafts through Tonanco model KC-TM- 828 marine gears. Electrical power is produced from two 135-kw Marathon generators turned by Cummins 6CT8.3-G generator drive engines.
Marine Builders are well known for their design and construction of towboats, barges, and drydocks.
They also built the Star of Louisville in 1988, a 126-foot, 600-passenger dinner cruise vessel that is a very popular attraction in the Louisville area.
The America is a Marine Builders design working in conjunction with the marine architectural firm of Coe M. Best Jr. & Associates. The design features a food preparation and cleanup facility in the steel hull, insulated and tinted glass cabin windows, three complete bars, a gift shop, and a canopied third deck.
Normal engine sound is minimized due to the use of a Lo-Rez Vibration Isolation System, which adds to the passenger's comfort and enjoyment.
The America seats approximately 450 passengers for dinner cruises and is certified to carry up to 800 passengers overall.
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- Chandris Celebrity's 'Horizon/ Built By Meyer Werft, Makes Her New York Debut page: 11
- Furuno Introduces New Autopilot, Compact, Lightweight Gyrocompass, And 10-Inch Color Video Sounder page: 11
- Radio Holland's Datamation: A Complete Integrated Ship Management System page: 13
- McDermott Awarded $27-Million Exxon Contract For Offshore Platform page: 13
- Avondale To Bid On Construction Of World's Largest Passenger Ship page: 14
- Singmarine Wins $16 Million Contract For New Chemical Tanker page: 15
- Hamilton Introduces Advanced Water Jet For Wide Range Of Vessels page: 16
- Halter Marine To Convert Supply Vessel For EPA Under $4.2-Million Pact page: 18
- Magnavox Introduces New Integrated GPS/Transit Satellite Navigation System page: 18
- Leevac Shipyards A w a r d ed Supply Boat Contract page: 19
- DIESEL POWER REVIEW page: 20
- MARINE LUBRICANTS page: 28
- U.S. Coast Guard Celebrates 200 Years Of Service page: 33
- Our Third Century page: 34
- Overview Of Coast Guard's Fiscal Year 1991 Request page: 36
- Willard Marine Continues Work With U.S. Coast Guard; Introduces SOLAS-Approved 18-Foot RIB page: 42
- Bollinger Receives $73.4-Million Modification To Build USCG Patrol Boats page: 42
- Morgan Crane Receives Order For Knucklebooms For Three Corvettes page: 43
- New Navy Report Outlines Potential Submarine Threat From Third World Nations page: 44
- US Navy Homeports Select Seaward Marine Fenders page: 44
- NORSHIPCO Completes Conversion of Crane Ship (T-ACS 9) For Navy page: 45
- Tano Marine Named Single System Vendor For T-AGS 45 page: 45
- Marinette Marine Launches Its Third MCM Vessel USS Patriot (MCM-7) page: 46
- Essex Machine Works Delivers New Steel Propeller Shafts For Coast Guard's 'Eagle' page: 48
- Viking Seminar Updates Skills of Service Representatives page: 48
- Global Marine Group Changes Company Name To GMG Systems, Inc. page: 53
- Robert Allan-Designed Hydrographic Survey Vessel Delivered By Allied Shipbuilders page: 54
- Aluminum Boats Constructing 140-Foot Dinner Yacht For Chicago page: 54
- Bender Awarded $3-Million Contract For Drill Rig Repair page: 55
- Cummins Diesels Power Cruise Vessel 'America' Delivered By Marine Builders page: 56
- ZF Introduces New Series Of Economical High-Horsepower Marine Transmissions page: 56
- $13-Million, Five-Boat Contract Completed By Moss Point Marine With Delivery Of Tugs To Jordan page: 58
- Deutz MWM Diesels To Power Four Harbor Tugs For Mexico page: 58
- Atlantic Marine Awarded $12.6-Million Contract To Build Three Sternwheel Dinner Vessels page: 59
- ABB Marine To Supply $50-Million Power Package To Fincantieri page: 59
- Blount Marine Delivers 192-Foot Dinner/Excursion Boat M / V Spirit Of Boston page: 60
- Canadian Government Report And New U.S. NOAA Administrator Publish Strong Swath Endorsements page: 61
- Master Marine Completes Repair, Maintenance On USCG Island Class Patrol Boats page: 62
- Trinity Marine To Build Three 220-Foot Supply Boats Under $15-Million Contract page: 62
- MTU-Powered High-Speed Catamaran, Built To New Flying Cat Design, Delivered By Kvaerner Fjellstrand page: 63
- COMSAT Expands Its Mobile Communications To New Ocean Region page: 63
- New Paint Factory For Sigma In Amsterdam page: 64
- Allied-Signal 'Spectra Shield' Panels For Marine Vessels Offer Maximum Ballistic Protection page: 64
- Textron Marine Systems Wins $6.5-Million Contract To Build Two SES Fireboats page: 65
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