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Builder Pequot River Shipworks

Vessel name Sassatus

Vessel type

Owner/operator

October 31, 1997 marked the delivery of the first high- speed passenger ferry built in the U.S. to the

International High Speed

Craft Code and U.S. regula- tions, and the first vessel built by Pequot River

Shipworks. Delivered to

Hornblower Marine

Services, Sassacus will carry 300 passengers per 2.5 hr. trip from New London, Conn, to New York City.

One unique feature of

Sassacus is the stabilizing central third bow which ensures a smooth ride across the Long Island Sound. The original design of the vessel was licensed from FBM

Marine (UK) Ltd., but due to

U.S. Coast Guard regula- tions stipulating that the

IMO'HSC can only be adopt- ed under sub chapter K of the CFR 46 Regulations, the vessel underwent design changes to decrease its ton- nage.

Sassacus utilizes the latest state-of-the-art technology including ARPA radar and night vision units, and is powered by Twin Solar

Taurus Gas Turbines devel- oping 5,108 hp at 13,000 rpm. Given the current trend toward faster and more efficient means of alternative transportation in congested metropolitan areas, along with the .High-speed passenger ferry .Hornblower Marine Services demand for high speed pas- senger vessels in other mar- kets, Sassacus has found its niche. A second vessel has begun construction with completion scheduled for summer 1998.

Sassacus

Main Particulars

Designer FBM Marine, U.K.

Flag U.S

Contract date April 1996

Float out date June 1997

Delivery dote October 1997

Length, o.a 147.5 ft. (45 m)

Length, b.p 131 ft. (40 m)

Breadth, molded 38.7 ft. (11.8 m)

Gross tonnage 95.8

Displacement 605 tons lightweight 172

Draft, design 7.8 ft. (2.4 m)

Draft, scantling 5 ft. (1.54 m)

Service speed 47.5 knots

Bunker 20,000 liters

Fuel consumption 850 gal./hr.

Main engine Caterpillar, Solar Division

Main engine type (2) Taurus M60 Turbines

Total hp 13,600

Water jets Komewa

Generator engine CAT 3306

Motor starters LEC Marine

Fin stabilizers Maritime Dynomics, Inc.

Reduction gears Philadelphia Gear Corp.

Engine controls Caterpillar

Steering controls Komewa

Deck machinery Almon Johnson

Shaftings Komew

Beorings Cooper

Coatings Belzona

VHF/SSB radios Fiiruno

Rador Furun

Compass CPIath

GPS Northstar

Autopilot CPIat

Collision avoidance Furuno

Pumps Atlantic Pump

A/C Carrier lifeboats Zodiac

Liferafts Dunlop Beaufort Canada

Davits Marquipt

Firefighting system Stuart White Co.

Waste management system Headhunter

Doots/Ramps/Cargo lifts Freeman Marine

Onboard computers Vicam

Classification DNV-1A1 HSLC, Passenger E0

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Island Transportation Authority

NETC0

Aqualoy 17

Gutless . .(2! Icom Ml 27 and (1) Motorola Maxtrac 100 (1) Furuno 8051/10 radar with plotter and (1) Furuno 1831 Mkz radar with plotter

KVH .. .Furuno GP-50 MK3 GPS with Furuno receiver

ComNov 2001 G SYS 90031

Sassatus

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Emerald Isle

Beaver

Emerald Isle Main Particulars .Timothy Graul Marine Design

U.S.

USCG Subchapter K

September 23,1997

June 6,1997

November 10,1997 130 ft. (40 m) 116 ft. (35.3 ml 38 ft. (11.6 in) 99 tons

Deck machinery

Shafting

Searing

VHF radio

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Composs

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Autopilot .511 tons .354 tons 8 ft. (2.4 m) 14.5 knots two trucks/22 cars 9,000 gal 129.5 gal at 14.1 knots

Caterpillar (2) CAT 3512B 3,000 hp .Krueger stainless steel, 4-blade, 60-in. diameter

American TRAC Series

CAT 3304 100 kW

CAT3116205 hhp

Caterpillar

ZF model BW 750

Kobelt Electronic •Al George Inc. .Washburn & Doughty Assoc.

Emerald Isle

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