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NEW & NOTABLE

At the recent Cruise Shipping

Convention held in Miami, cruise vessel designer McNeece unveiled the Cruise Bowl - its revolution- ary concept for the cruise ship of the future. The Cruise Bowl is the latest idea to come out of

McNeece's Saltire Project, which involves the creation of futuristic designs for the cruise industry. At 'CARNIVAL DESTINY" 101,672 GT 3.360 PASSENGERS

MULTI PLEX ARENA

ACCOMMODATION

RETAIL

SPONSOR RETAIL/GAMING/BARS

BEACH AREA iry Cruise Ship 500,000 grt, the Cruise Bowl fea- tures 12 decks, a passenger capac- ity of 12,000 and will cost approxi- mately $1.5 billion.

The Cruise Bowl is designed to feature a 240,000 grt mothership, with two, detachable 130,000 grt satellites each self-contained with accommodation and public rooms.

All three vessels would be multi hull for stability and based on the

SWATH principle, with propulsion coming from Azipod-type propul- sion units.

Resembling a seagoing version of the U.S. Air Force Stealth Bomber, the vessel will reportedly break new ground in the use of light- weight materials and construction techniques. Unlike cruises of today, the Cruise Bowl would not sail to any destination, but would be the destination. Cruises would range from three to four nights.

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Cruise Bowl Mothership Main Particulars

Length 1,402.5 ft. (427.5 m)

Beam 1,181ft. (360 m)

Draft 27 ft. (8.2 m)

Tonnage 240,000 grt

Cruise Bowl Satellites Main Particulars

Length 912 ft. (278 m)

Beam 212 ft. (64.5 m)

Draft 27 ft. (8.2 m)

Tonnage 130,000 grt (each)

Star Clippers To Build

World's Largest Sail Vessel

Star Clippers plans to build what, upon completion, will be the world's largest sailing vessel, and the company's third clipper ship.

Scheduled to go into service in late 1999, the 439-ft. (133.8-m) vessel has a beam of 54 ft. (16.4 m) and a gross tonnage of approx- imately 5,000 tons, and will join

Star Clipper's existing vessels

Star Flyer and Star Clipper.

The new vessel, as yet unnamed, will be a five-masted, full rigger with 40 sails.

The vessel will reportedly be capable of crossing all oceans with ease and serve in seven and 14- day cruises. The clipper ship will accommodate 224 passengers in double-occupancy luxury cabins and suites.

Time is being saved in construc- tion of the new ship by the use of an unfinished sail ship hull which will form the central portion of the new hull, to which will be added the top, bottom, bow and stern.

All aspects of the construction and design of the new ship are being coordinated by Naval Architect

Robert McFarlane, who took on the same responsibility for Star

Flyer and Star Clipper. Further details on this new vessel are anticipated for availability in

June 1998.

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Halter Delivers Third

AHTS Te French Interest

The Halter-Lockport facility of the Halter Marine Group has delivered MV Ajax, the third in a series of nearly identical anchor handling/tug supply (AHTS) ves- sels to French company SURF.

The all-steel Ajax, like its sister- ships Artabase (delivered by

Halter in 1994) and Achilles (delivered by Halter in 1995) measures 218 x 46 x 18 ft. (66.4 x 14 x 5.4 m). The new vessel is powered by two Caterpillar 3612 diesel engines developing a total of 10,880 hp through Reintjes

LAF-555 reverse/reduction gears and turning twin, four-bladed, 126-in. Berg controllable pitch propellers in Kort-type nozzles.

Electrical power is provided by two Caterpillar 3408 diesels dri- ving two 350 kW generators.

Ajax also features two 250 kW special service generators driven by two Caterpillar 3406 diesel engines and a 65 kW harbor gen- erator powered by a Caterpillar 3304 diesel engine. The new ves- sel's ability to tow and position anchors and other equipment is made possible by an Ulstein dou- ble drum tow winch with a maxi- mum line pull of 115.6 tons, and

Ulstein 5 x 8-ft. stern roller,

Ulstein tow pins, pennant reels and anchor windlass, two

Karmoy shark jaws, two tugger winches and a five-ton capacity pedestal-mounted EBI hydraulic crane. Ajax' 3,465 sq. ft. aft deck will carry up to 800 tons of cargo.

Maneuverability and thrust are aided by an EMI electro- hydraulic steering system and a

Berg SP-12 bowthruster driven by a Caterpillar 3508 engine.

Ajax is reportedly capable of carrying 24,200 gallons of fresh water, 172,350 gallons of fuel and 266,700 gallons of ballast/drill water. The four-deck vessel has accommodations for up to 24 per- sons, carries BV classification, is

SOLAS certified and French- flagged.

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April, 1998