The Jet Express
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- Gladding-Hearn Building Another High-Speed INCAT Ferry Maritime Reporter, May 1989 #20
Sixth Vessel Of Popular Design Sold By Yard Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding, The Duclos Corporation, Somerset, Mass., recently signed a contract with Put-In-Bay Transportation Co. of Ohio, for the construction of a high-speed passenger ferry based on Australian designer Philip Her- cus's International Catamarans (INCAT) design. It is the sixth IN- CAT vessel sold by the yard.
For service on the Great Lakes, the catamaran M/V Jet Express, which is under construction at Gladding-Hearn, will be 95 feet long, have a molded beam of 28-1/2 l feet and draft of 3-1/2 feet. She will be powered by twin Deutz MWM 12V 604B diesel engines, rated at 1,730 bhp each, with ZF reduction gears and KaMeWa waterjets. With a design speed of 33 knots, the twin- hulled, welded-aluminum Jet Ex- press will be one of the fastest com- mercial ferries operating in North America.
According to George Duclos, president of Gladding-Hearn, the ferry should be completed shortly.
Put-In-Bay expects to begin operating the Jet Express in June. The 380-passenger catamaran will run seasonal ferry service daily from Port Clinton, Ohio to Lake Erie's Put-In-Bay Island. Mr. Duclos expects the M/V Jet Express to be able to make the 12-mile trip in about 20 minutes.
For the comfort of the passengers, 80 rubber shock absorbers will be mounted between the hulls and the two passenger cabins to dampen engine noise and vibration. On-board accommodations will include upholstered seats, heating and bike racks.
At present, one Gladding-Hearnbuilt INCAT vessel is in operation on the Great Lakes. The 82-foot, 365-passenger Mackinac Express was delivered by the Massachusetts yard to Arnold Transit Company in 1987.
One hundred and ten International Catamarans are operating in 15 countries and on San Francisco Bay, Alaska's Yukon River and Boston Harbor. One of Gladding- Hearn's newest INCATs began ferry service last summer between Boston and the island community of Martha's Vineyard.
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- Gladding-Hearn Delivers Fast Ferry for Lake Erie Maritime Reporter, Nov 2002 #31
III, a new 88-ft. (26.6-m) high speed passenger ferry for Put-In-Bay Boat Line and Put-In-Bay Township Port Authority of South Bass Island, Ohio. The catamaran, built to the Incat design, will transport up to 149 passengers between Port Clinton and South Bass Island on Lake Erie. The owner currently
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- REVIEW OF SHIPBUILDING AND REPAIR AT U.S. YARDS Maritime Reporter, Jun 1989 #28
Backlog Of $16.6 Billion In Navy Construction Work At Yards; Shallow-Draft Vessel Construction On The Rise Navy Construction The prime generator of new ship construction remains the U.S. Navy. According to the Shipbuilders Council of America (SCA) 1988 Ship Construction Report, the Navy contracted f
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November 2002 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 31New & Notable TffP BALLAST Double-Hulled Products Carrier For Dubai Company In late August 2002, the Dubai Drydocks deliv- ered an innovative 148-ft. (45-m) lube oil tanker to Gulf Agency Company of the same city, for lube oil transport and supply. The vessel, named GAC Mumtaz was built to
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January 1992 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 11Electric Boat To Refit SSBN Class Submarine Under $8.1 Million Pact The Electric Boat Division of Gen- eral Dynamics, Groton, Conn., was recently awarded a contract option worth $8.1 million for the extended refit period of the USS Mariano G. Vallejo (SSBN-658). The Naval Sea Systems
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September 1995 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 37tract will also be transferred to the buyer and will terminate when the vessel is actually scrapped. The vessel cannot be documented under the laws of any foreign nation other than one ballast voyage to India. The vessel was built with CDS in 1974. A previous Section 9 application announced on
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June 1995 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 11Port Canaveral Will I lome for Disney Cruise Ship Disney Cruise Lines and the Canaveral Port Authority an- nounced a joint agreement making Port Canaveral the home base for Disney Cruise Lines' first ship. The agreement, which received full approval from the Port Com- missioners, provides for
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March 1993 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 79Construction & Repair Activity At Small And Medium U.S. Shipyards Tie results of a limited MARITIME PORTER survey conducted among the ion's small- and medium-size shipyards shown below. Information is presented to show current activity levels and trends in yard repair and construction orders.
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January 1993 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 44Lister generator engines. Electronics onboard include Icom IC-120 VHF radio, Raytheon radar, Micro Logic loran and a Ritchie com- pass. The Jet Express II, like its sister boat, was designed for the shoals surrounding Port Clinton. The wa- ter jets raise the catamaran's draft from 7.5 feet
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January 1993 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 43rpm, serve as auxiliary sngines. Electrical power is supplied by hree, three-phase Moteurs Leroy- 3omer, 50 Hz auxiliary generators connected to the main switchboard. Backup is a Cummins emergency gen set. Designed for daily operation in the Western Channel between Poole and Cherbourg,
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January 1993 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 39Leevac's The President Casino Mississippi Yard Vessel Name/Type Main Propulsion Atlantic Marine Empress/Casino Boat Caterpillar Blount Industries Inc. Mayan Prince/Mini Cruise Boat Cummins Gladding Hearn Jet Express ll/Ferry Deutz MWM Kvaerner Masa Barfleur/Car-Passenger Ferry Wartsila Diesel
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January 1993 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 38Atlantic Marine's Empress Kvaerner Masa-Yard's Barfleur Gladding-Hearn's Jet Express II OUTSTANDING VESSELS a Ol The portfolio of outstanding passenger vessels delivered in 1992 is indeed a diverse lot. Ranging from the 517- foot car/passenger ferry, Barfleur, built by Kvaerner Masa-Yards
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September 1992 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 100. The 395-passenger vessel will provide seasonal ferry service be- tween Put-In Bay on Lake Erie's South Bass Island and Port Clinton, Ohio. The Jet Express II joins the 93-foot Jet Express which was de- livered in 1989 and will reportedly more than double the operator's daily excursion service
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June 1989 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 33Passenger 101 X 27 X 5 (2) Detroit Diesel Empire Boat Tours D-4/88 Princess II Passenger 75 X 21 X 6 (2) Cummins All Aboard Party Cruises D-5/88 Southern Star Passenger 65 X 26 X 3 (2) Cummins Charleston Paddlewheel D-6/88 Empress Passenger 90 X 32 X 5 (2) Cummins Island Queen Excur. D-12/88 Treasure
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June 1989 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 26REVIEW OF SHIPBUILDING AND REPAIR AT U.S. YARDS Backlog Of $16.6 Billion In Navy Construction Work At Yards; Shallow-Draft Vessel Construction On The Rise Navy Construction The prime generator of new ship construction remains the U.S. Navy. According to the Shipbuilders Council of America
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May 1989 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 19. According to George Duclos, president of Gladding-Hearn, the ferry should be completed shortly. Put-In-Bay expects to begin operat- ing the Jet Express in June. The 380-passenger catamaran will run seasonal ferry service daily from Port Clinton, Ohio to Lake Erie's Put-In-Bay Island. Mr
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May 1989 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 18The 32-knot Wave Piercer, built by Nichols Bros, and originally scheduled to run between San Diego and Catalina Island, will instead provide service between Boston and Nantucket. Bay State Cruises is calling the Deutz MWM-powered vessel Nantucket Spray. Nichols Bros/ Deutz MWM-Powered Ocean Catamaran