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eduction gears.

Two Wartsila Vasa 8R22/26 four- troke diesels, each developing 1,420 tW at 1,000 rpm, serve as auxiliary sngines.

Electrical power is supplied by hree, three-phase Moteurs Leroy- 3omer, 50 Hz auxiliary generators connected to the main switchboard.

Backup is a Cummins emergency gen set.

Designed for daily operation in the Western Channel between Poole and Cherbourg, the vessel will make four crossings per day, a feat made possible through its efficient cargo loading and unloading.

MacGregor-Navire (Fin) Oy sup- plied the ferry with RoRo equip- ment and passenger and provision elevators.

The Barfleur's passenger accom- modations include 72 cabins with a total of 268 beds, two reclining seat lounges with a total of 295 seats, as well as a bar, restaurant and children's playroom.

The air conditioning and ventila- tion system was provided by Hi-

Pres A/S.

The vessel is protected with a fire alarm system from Autronica Marin

A/S, with detectors of ionic, flame, optical flame and thermal type.

The water fire extinguishing plant for the entire ferry is comprised of three Hamworthy fire pumps con- nected to the emergency power sup- ply network. CO and foam fire extinguishing systems were both supplied by Unitor.

Sliding fire doors were supplied by Kajaanin Metalli.

Electronics equipment onboard includes: compasses and autopilot from Anschutz; radars and satellite navigation from Raytheon Marine

Co.; Doppler from Sperry Marine; echo sounder from Skipper Electron- ics; and a radio navigator from Racal

Marine.

BARFLEUR

Equipment List

Main engines Wartsila Diesel Oy

Auxiliary diesel engines Wartsila Diesel Oy

Reduction gears Lohmann + Stolterfoht GmbH

Propeller KaMeWa

Couplings and Clutches Vulkan Kupplungs und Getriebebau

Suction filters Boll & Kirch Filterbau

Central water coolers Alfa-Laval

Fire pumps Hamworthy

Fire extinguishing Unitor Ships Service

Fire alarms Autronica

Compass and Autopilot Anschutz

Radars Raytheon

Doppler Sperry Marine

Echo sounder Skipper Electronic

Radio navigator Racal Marine Electronics

P.A. and Entertainment Oy Philips Ab

Cooling and Refrigeration compressors Sabroe

Boilers Aquamaster-Rauma Ltd.

Oil Burners Weishaupt/Monarch

Air compressors Ingersoll-Rand

Lube oil separators Alfa-Laval

RoRo equipment MacGregor-Navire

Windlass/Mooring winches Norwinch

Rudder actuator De Finn Ky

Bowthrusters KaMeWa

Fin stabilizers Brown Bros.

Life rafts Viking

Lifeboat davits Schat-Davit Co.

Auxiliary generators Moteurs Leroy-Somer

Emergency genset Cummins

Main switchboard Kvaerner-Masa Yards

PACIFIC SPIRIT

Westport Shipyard, Inc.

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Westport Shipyard, Inc., of

Westport, Wa., delivered the Pacific

Spirit to Spirit Cruises, which oper- ates a fleet of harbor excursion ves- sels in the Long Beach and Los An- geles harbor basins.

The 60-foot vessel, which is certi- fied for 145 passengers in protected waters and 105 passengers in open waters, will be used on the firm's route between Long Beach's Shore- line Village and San Pedro's ports- of-call, and for special events.

The Pacific Spirit is powered by a pair of 260-hp L6125 Lugger diesel engines from Alaska Diesel Electric of Seattle.

The engines drive conventional propellers through Twin Disc MG- 6091, 2.49:1 reduction gears.

Controls and instrumentation on the flying bridge include Mathers

MMC propulsion controls, Morse steering controls and Lugger meters and alarms.

Basic navigation and communi- cations equipment include a

Raytheon R 21x Raster Scan radar.

The engine room, which also con- tains a 12-kW M843N Northern

Lights generator, is protected by a

Fire Boy Halon 1301 system.

Rather than fixed seats, cabin and topdeck spaces afford space for open seating plans to fit event re- quirements. A refreshment bar is built into the forward part of the main cabin.

PACIFIC SPIRIT

Equipment List

Lugger

Reduction gears Twin Disc

Propulsion controls Mathers MMC

Morse

Meters and Alarms Lugger

Raytheon

Fire extinguishing Fire Boy Halon

JET EXPRESS II

Gladding-Hearn

Shipbuilding

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The high-speed passenger cata- maran Jet Express II built by

Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding, The

Duclos Corp., is owned by First Is- land Co., of Put-In Bay, Ohio. The 98-foot vessel is 29 feet wide with a 3.5-foot draft.

The 395-passenger catamaran provides seasonal ferry service be- tween Port Clinton, Ohio and Put-

In Bay on Lake Erie's South Bass

Island. Running along side her 93- foot sister ship, Jet Express, the new vessel helps double the operator's daily excursion service to the resort community.

Powered by twin 1,740-hp Deutz

MWM diesel engines and driven by

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Traditional

Design

The Emerald Lady...

Designed by John W. Gilbert & Associates and patterned after the most successful sternwheelers of the late 1800's, the "Hudson" and the "Queen City," "The Emerald Lady," twin sister of the "The Diamond

Lady," offers the grandeur of the original 19th Cen- tury Steamboats with rich Victorian interiors on four decks of casinos, gift shops, passenger lounge, main dining room and upper dining areas and children's arcade. Larger sister vessel "Par-A-Dice" operates from Peoria, Illinois.

For over 25 years, John W. Gilbert & Associates has been known for excellence and innovation in design of all types of riverboats and coastal vessels.

JOHN W. GILBERT &

ASSOCIATES, INC.

Naval Architects & Marine Engineers for over 25 years 66 Long Wharf, Boston, MA 02110 (617) 523-8370 (617) 523-2178 fax

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