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STRAINERS, FILTERS

TRANSFER VALVES

TRANSFER PUMPS [rnival Destiny • Carnival Destiny • Carnival Destiny • Carnival Destiny • Carnival Destiny • Carnival Destiny

KRAISSL CO propeller shaft.

The heavy fuel oil operated dieses are resiliently mounted and arranged accord- ing to the ^father and son" principle, which provides/great flexibili- ty in ^propulsion and electmc power genera- tion? Each gearbox is additionally provided vfith a power take-off for a 5,200-kW shaft generator for electric power supply during voyages. The engines are connected tor Renk gearboxes via flexi- ble Vulkan-Rato couplings.

Galaxy complies with all applicable IMO and U.S. Crast Guard regulations and is classed by/ioyd's Register with the nota- tion ( lOOA. 1 "Passenger Ship" IWS, LMC,

UMS. /

Rugged Construction—Cast Iron, Steel,

Stainless, Bronze and Other Alloys.

Flanged, Threaded or Weld-End.

On NoV. 20,1996, the 77,713-gt cruise vessel Galaxy was delivered by Meyei Werft shipyard in

Papenburg, Germany, to Celebrity Cruises,

Inc. The vessel was previously christened in October by I\oula Chandris, spouse of

Michael Chancb-is, a member of Celebrity

Cruises' board of Directors.

Galaxy is 865.8\ft. (263.9 m) in length, and is a sisterskip to Century, which debuted in 1995 an\l was honored as one of

MR I EN'S Outstanding Cruise Ships of 1995. Galaxy will Reportedly will be the largest ship ever to transit the Panama

Canal and the largesttcruise vessel operat- ing in Alaska during 1*97.

After delivery in Germany, the ship trav- eled to Southampton, England, and was also introduced in Amsterdam and

Hamburg before heading to the U.S. East

Coast for a two-week serxtes of inaugural events. While docking in New York City, the ship hosted the premier- of a rnpjor

Hollywood film, which showcased

Celebrity's electronic alliance', with, Sony

Corp. (See story on page 34.) \ /

On Dec. 21, 1996, the ship's Msftt-night maiden voyage commenced from Port

Everglades to the Western Cari/ftean. In addition to its regular seven-night Western

Caribbean sailings, Galaxy offers \ruises ranging in length from 10 to lp nightts that include trans-canal and Alasla itineraries.

The ship is propelled By four, non- reversible, four-stroke MAN B&W L4m60 engines, with an output of 2 x 9,450 k\V and 2 x 6,300 kW at 500 rpm. Each pair df engines transmits power, via a gearbox to a

Model 72

Simplex & Duplex Strainers

For fuel oil, lube oil, cooling water or any fluid service. Protects pumps, nozzles, meters, heat exchangers and process lines. Size 1/4" to 12" and larger. High pressure/temperature special designs available.

Model 73

Sea-View IB

Strainers ^

Simplex-

Duplex

Cast bronze body with transparent sump permits instant visual inspection of flow and collected debris. Sizes l"to4". 865.8 ft. (263.9 m) .105.6 ft. (32.2 m) ...25.2 ft. (7.7 m) 77,713 gt 53,556 hp 21.5 knots 1,896

Lloyd's Register $320 M

Meyer Werft .. .Celebrity Cruises

Liberia .. .November 1996

Draft

Tonnage

Propulsive power .

Speed

Passenger capacity

Classfication society

Order value

Builder

Owner

Ship's registry « l 72AA alve for ing two heat i, filters, ui uli.v. .ij.uuii,, with mini- mum piping and space. Easy 1/4 turn, one stroke plug valve operation switches flow from one side to the other. Sizes 3/4" to 8" and larger.

High pressure/temperature special de- signs available.

Galaxy

Machinery

Main engines.. .(4) four-stroke MAN B&W L48/60 engines 2 x 9,450 kW, 2 x 6,300 kW outputs ot 500 rpm

Propellers (2) controllable pitch

Gearboxes Renk

Couplings Vulkan-Rato

Generator sets (4) auxiliary diesel MAN B&W sets, type 6L40/54

Navigation system NACOS 45-2

Model 60 Pumps

General line of cast iron fuel and lube oil pumps—direct connected for light oils, reduction drives for heavy oils.

High temperature special designs available. Sizes 3/8" to 2". 303 Williams Avenue., Hackensack, N.J. 07601

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