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The vessel, the Captain Henry ;e, holds a significant distinction i it was the first state ferry to be lilt at a Maine shipyard in more ian 30 years.

Designed by Rodney E. Lay Asso- ates of Jacksonville, Fla., and par- ally funded by a grant from the ederal Transit Administration and tate of Maine bonds, the Captain [enry Lee joins the Maine State erry Service providing year-round ervice on the Bass Harbor-Swan's sland Frenchboro route.

The vessel is 130 feet long, with a 6-foot beam and a 10-foot draft.

Power is provided by a CAT 3408

Iriving a Twin Disc 516, 3.5:1 re- luction gear, which turns a Rice our-blade propeller.

The design speed for the 325-grt vessel is 12 knots. It has the capac- ty to carry 9,000 gallons of fuel oil, 500 gallons of fresh water, 250 pas- sengers and 17 vehicles.

Three Detroit Diesel 30-kW gen- erators, two auxiliary and one emer- gency, provide the ferry with electri- cal power.

Shafting, which includes 4.5-inch tail shafts and 3.5-inch line shafts, was supplied by Rose's Machine and

Aquamet 18 respectively.

Steering equipment was supplied by Tenfjord and electronics equip- ment by Chase Leavitt.

CAPTAIN HENRY LEE

Equipment List

Main engine Caterpillar

Reduction gear Twin Disc

Propeller Rice

Steering Tenfjord

Generators Detroit Diesel

Shafting Aquamet

Carrier Builds Presence In

Casino Vessel Sector With

Full HVAC Systems

Carrier Transicold Marine, a di- vision of Carrier Corporation, has captured a significant percentage of the air-conditioning contracts for

Casino Cruise Vessels in the last two years. This success, according to the company, is due to its ability to supply a broad spectrum of ma- rine HVAC full-systems tailored to a customer's needs.

Success as a "full-system" sup- plier is a result of the company's strong relationship with leading marine architects, according to the supplier. This relationship provides a tailored approach for the customer to specify and integrate a system within budget.

Carrier's strong dealer organiza- tion, with good locations, technical expertise and aftermarket support, also ensure operators will stay cool.

Initial jobs included the Diamond

Lady, Emerald Lady and Par-a-Dice, all designed by John Gilbert and built by Atlantic Marine.

More recent contracts include the

Players International gaming boat, designed by Rodney E. Lay & Asso- ciates and built by Leevac; the Em- press, also designed by Rodney E.

Lay & Associates and built by At- lantic Marine; the President Missis- sippi Casino, designed by DeJong &

Lebet and built by Leevac; and

Harrah's Casino Cruises, designed by Dejong & Lebet and being built by Service Marine.

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An artists drawing of Swath Ocean's Super 4000-Class Fast Passenger Ferry.

Swath Ocean, Nichols Brothers

To Team On $ 11.5 Million

Fast Ferry Project For Florida

Swath Ocean, of Fareham, Hamp- shire, U.K., announced two planned newbuildings: a "Super 4000 Class" fast passenger ferry; and a "Solas 4000 Class" luxury cruise vessel.

Swath Ocean Europe confirmed a contract with Whidbey Island,

Wash.-based Nichols Brothers

Boatbuilders for the joint construc- tion of one Swath Ocean Super-4000

Class fast passenger ferry, with an option, exercisable within three months, for a second vessel.

The vessel(s) are scheduled for completion in January 1994 at a fixedpriceof$ll,590,230each. This equates to a total potential contract value of $23.2 million, the largest order ever received by Nichols Broth- ers. They will operate under the

U.S. -flag on a twice daily-return ser- vice over the 82 nautical mile dis- tance from Freeport, the Grand

Bahama Island, to Fort Lauderdale,

Fla, carrying 384 passengers and a minimum of 1.25 tons of high value commercial cargo.

The craft will measure 122 feet in length, have a 59-foot beam and draw approximately 9.8 feet when fully laden. Each craft will be fitted with two Textron-Lycoming TF-40 turbines, intaking and exhausting filtered and silenced air through an

Industrial Acoustics Corporation system. The turbines will drive

Philadelphia Gear 42:1 epicyclic re- duction gears to wake-adapted, con- trollable pitch, KaMeWa propellers for an average service speed of 28.5 knots.

Electrical power will be provided by two Caterpillar 3306B 165-kW generators, while Aluminum

Reynolds Company of the U.S. will provide plate for the hulls and su- perstructures. Interiors are being designed by John McNeece, Lon- don, and are expected to give the ferry a cruise ship ambiance.

According to Swath Ocean Inter- (continued on page 48)

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