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Somerset, Mass. and delivered to

New Jersey-based Port Imperial

Ferry Company for passenger ser- vice between New Jersey and New

York City.

Robert Fulton can carry up to 400 passengers, and the vessel's unique bow-unloading system safely offloads 100 passengers per minute. Robert Fulton's moderate-

V, hard-chined hull measures 25 feet abeam and draws six feet.

The ferry is powered by twin

Caterpillar 3412 diesel engines, each rated at 671 bhp at 1,800 rpm.

The engines drive two 42-inch bronze propellers via ZF 2.57:1 re- verse/reduction gears and 3.5-foot shafts.

The engines and generators are resilient-mounted to reduce sound levels in the main cabin. Large rudders and propellers, placed far- ther apart, increase the vessel's maneuverability.

Onboard, Robert Fulton boasts upholstered seating, carpeting, two heads (including one for disabled passengers), and convenient hand- rails. The open upper deck has a large canopy for improved passen- ger comfort.

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Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding,

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ROBERT FULTON EQUIPMENT LIST

Main engines Caterpillar

Gears ZF

Vessel: Players Riverboat Casino II

Type: Riverboat Casino

Yard: Leevac Shipyards, Int.

Players Riverboat Casino II, a replica of a 19th century stern paddlewheeler, was delivered by

Leevac Shipyard, Inc. of Louisiana in November 1993.

Players Riverboat Casino II was designed by Rodney E. Lay & Asso- ciates of Jacksonville, Fla.

Players Riverboat Casino II is 247 feet long, with a width of 62 feet and a draft of 6.6 feet. She has three enclosed decks, totaling 16,215-sq.-ft., and one enclosed snack area with canopied observa- tion area on the fourth deck. Play- ers Riverboat Casino II is certified

U.S. Coast Guard Subchapter H for 1,900 passengers.

Players Riverboat Casino II is completely wheelchair accessible on gaming and snack bar levels with accommodations for wheelchair- bound patrons in each of the six restrooms.

Players Riverboat Casino II has a total of 21,960-sq.-ft. of gaming area on her three decks combined.

She has 1,077 gaming positions in all.

Propulsion consists of two

Cummins KT38-M diesel engines, 800-hp each, turning 48-inch diam- eter propellers.

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Shipyard, Inc.,

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PLAYERS RIVERBOAT CASINO II

EQUIPMENT LIST

Main engines Cummins

Decorative propulsion A.C. Electric

Main generators Stamford Newage

Generator engines Cummins

Bow thrusters Cummins, Schottel

Aircnnditinnine Carrier

Vessel: Casino Queen

Type: Riverboat Casino Yard: Patti Shipyard, Inc.

In June 1993 Patti Shipyard, Inc. of Pensacola, Fla. delivered the ca- sino boat Casino Queen to Casino

Queen, Inc. of East St. Louis, Mis- souri.

Casino Queen is 447 feet long with a beam of 70 feet and a draft of 6.6 feet. She is powered by three

Cummins KTA50M engines and has three Kahlenberg 72-inch, four- blade stainless steel propellers.

Casino Queen can reach speeds of 14 knots. Casino Queen is certified to carry 3,000 passengers, but the owner only wishes to carry 1,800 so every customer gets a chance to play at Casino Queen's 1,152 gam- ing positions.

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Shipyard, Inc.,

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