Page 46: of Maritime Reporter Magazine (April 1994)

Shreveport Rose

Delivered To Harrah's

In Louisiana

The Service Marine Industries (SMI)-built Shreveport Rose, the paddlewheel casino vessel built for

Harrah's Casino Shreveport, re- cently made its way via the

Atchafalaya River and the Red River to Harrah's Casino in Shreveport,

La. SMI, a full service new con- struction and repair shipyard lo- cated in Amelia Island, La., built the 210-foot (64-m) by 68-foot (21- m) Shreveport Rose, the second ship of its 210-foot class and the shipyard's third casino gaming ship.

The DeJong & Lebet-designed vessel, which cost in excess of $11 million, features a full array of the latest in marine equipment, includ- ing a Caterpillar generator engine and generators; Lips bow and stern thrusters; International coatings;

Furuno radar; and a Carrier

Transicold air conditioning system.

The vessel, which will offer 1,200 passengers more than 700 gaming positions, was constructed, outfit- ted and delivered in less than 10 months. "Our craftsmen can build and deliver the 210-foot class ship in nine months and we can provide the 254-class ship to the owner's interior finish specifications in less than 13 months," said Terry

Frickey, president, SMI.

E scorted by th eKaren Fredeman, provided by Baton Rouge Harbor

Service, the Shreveport Rose accom- plished several "firsts" on its deliv- ery voyage. Among these firsts: it is the first SMI-built casino vessel to be delivered to the Shreveport mar- ket; the first vessel of her size to transit the Red River to Shreveport in over half of a century; the first vessel of any kind requiring the open- ing of the Southern Pacific and Kan- sas City Railroad bridges in more than 50 years; and the first authen- tic paddlewheel vessel of any size to navigate the Red River in Shreve- port since 1911. "It took significant coordination and very close liaison with our cus- tomer, the U.S. Coast Guard, the railroads and the delivery crew to organize and execute this delivery," said Larry Hairston, SMI vice president and marketing manager. "We are very pleased to have been able to provide Harrah's with the first casino vessel in the Shreveport market and could not be more pleased at how well the construction, outfit- ting and delivery of the ship has proceeded." In addition to a full book of dry dockings and repairs, SMI has six new construction vessels in progress at its facilities, including: four 254-foot (77-m) by 78-foot (24- m) paddlewheel ships; a 95-foot (29- m) megayacht-style dinner cruise boat and a 124-foot (38-m) all-alu- minium dive cruise boat.

Shreveport Rose

Specifications

Builder: Service Marine Industries

Designer: DeJong & Lebet

Owner: Harrah's

Price: $11 million+

Length: 210 feet (64 m)

Width: 68 feet (21 m)

Shreveport Rose

Equipment List

Thrusters: SMI/Lips (300 hp, bow & stern)

Generator engine Caterpillar (model 3508)

Generators: Caterpillar (3508 DITA/4 x 715kW)

Emergency generators: Caterpillar (3306 DITV250kW0

Motor starters: Square D by Power Panels, Inc.

Couplings: Ship's Machinery

Reduction gear: Breuini by Propulsion Systems

Engine controls: Power Panels Inc. & Engine Monitor Inc. (EMI)

Steering controls: Skipper Hydraulics

Coatings: International Paints

VHF radio: Frank L. Beier Radio, Inc.

Radar: Furuno

Air conditioning/HVAC System: Carrier Transicold

Lifeboats/liferafts: Donovan Marine

Fire fighting system: SOTEC (detection); Grinnell (sprinkler) 48 Circle 282 on Reader Service Card Maritime Reporter/Engineering News