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Bender
Type Casino Rlverboats
Crescent CHy Queen & Grand Palais
Bender Shipyard, Inc., of Braithwaite, La., delivered Grand Palais on February 8, and
Crescent City Queen on March 23. These two 360-ft. x 99-ft (109.7-m x 30.2-m) sis- ter casino riverboats were built for Grand Palais Riverboat, Inc. and Crescent City
Capital Development Corp., respectively.
Built in the style of 19th-century sternwheelers, Grand Palais and Crescent City Queen each have 30,000 sq. ft. of gaming space, with 1,200 gaming stations for slot machines and 48 table games. The vessels can accommodate 2,000 passengers and 500 crew, and cruise the Mississippi River, powered by six Caterpillar engines with two 920-kW
Schottel Z-drives and two 900-hp DC motor-driven paadlewheels.
For more information from Bender
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Yard
Type
Name
Service Marine Industries
Passenger Vessel
Odyssey III
Service Marine Industries' (SMI's) Odyssey III, located in Washington, D.C., holds 600 passengers and 70 crew. It measures 240 ft. (75.2 m) in length overall, with a breadth at the hull of 47 ft. (14.3 m) and breadth at the main deck of 63 ft. (19.2 m), the vessel is propelled by two Caterpillar 3412 DIT "B" diesel engines, producing 300 bhp at 2,800 rpm. Main engines are mounted utilizing a Lo-Rez coupling and mount- ing system. Odyssey Ill's main generators are made up by one Cat 3412 diesel rated at 500 kW at 1,800 rpm and one Caterpillar 3408 rated for 350 kW at 1,800 rpm.
For more information from Service Marine Industries
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MARINE SEATING & FURNITURE
TURNBULL rt> '!> -Mill %
TURNBULL OF WASHINGTON, INC. 3818-134TH ST. N.E. • MARYSVILLE, WA. 98271
PHONE: 360 658 9682 FAX: 360 653 4312 call or fax for quotes & catalog information • Modular Aluminum • Corrosion Resistant
Lightweight
SEE US AT RIVERFEST '96
BOOTH NUMBERS 86-89
PASSENGER VESSEL ASSOCIATION MEMBER
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