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Shuja

Shipbuilder SkipperLiner

Vessel name Shuja

Vessel type .. .Passenger

Owner/operator City of

Abu Dhabi

SkipperLiner was contracted in

July by the city of Abu Dhabi in

United Arab Emirates to build

Shuja. The Persian Gulf city was looking for an attraction to its waterfront. SkipperLiner designed a vessel to perform under ambient air temperature of 112 degrees F, 85 percent humidity and ambient water temperature of 92 degrees F. Shuja is equipped to operate to the new British

Standards for electrical genera- tion, distribution and hardware.

The vessel features an 85 kW, 380/220 VAC three phase system for offshore supply. In addition,

Shuja features two shore power alternatives: a 100 amp 380 VAC three phase for complete shore- side services; and a shore tie of 50 amp 220 VAC one phase to provide minimal security and hotel ser- vices when three phase power is not available. The vessel's DC sys- tem was upgraded to 24 volts to provide reliability under the extreme environmental require- ments. An independent 24 VDC system in the pilothouse provides navigational and emergency light- ing power.

Shuja Main Particulars

Length, o.a 91 ft. (27.7 m)

Beam 20 ft. (6.1 m)

Hull depth 6 ft. (1.8 m)

Hull material Steel

Screw propulsion Twin Caterpillar 3208 NA

Generator, main Caterpillar, 85 kW @ 50 Hz

Marine gear Caterpillar MG 507

Engine mounts Caterpillar

Propeller shaft coupler Caterpillar

Steering system Hynautic

Shifting, propulsion Mathers Micro Commander

VHF/FM Marine radio Icom M56

Horn Kohlenberg D2

Radar system Raytheon R10XX

Gauge system Hart, pneumatic

Fuel capacity 1,000 gallons

Waste capacity 800 gallons

Fresh water capacity 800 gallongs

HVAC CruisAir, 372,000 BTU

Displacement 94 tons

Naval architect SkipperLiner Industries, Inc.;

Elliott Bay Design Group

Nichols Brothers To

Dolivor 144-ft.

Catamaran

The largest catamaran ever built by Nichols Brothers Boat

Builders, Inc. will be delivered to

Catalina Crusies, Inc. in June 1998. Designed by Catamarans,

Ltd., Australia, the 144-ft. (43.9- m) long, 450 passenger, 37-knot catamaran will be powered by four electronically controlled 3512 Caterpillar diesel engines, delivering a total of 7,800 hp, each driving MJP-550 waterjets.

According to the shipbuilder, the new vessel will make runs between Long Beach and Avalon on Catalina Island in less than one hour.

The catamaran will be fitted with a new Maritime Dynamics full ride control system which involves aft trim tabs and newly developed, electronically con- trolled T-Foils beneath the bows of the vessel's hulls.

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