Music City Queen

General Specifications

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Name MUSIC CITY QUEEN
Style Paddlewheel
Builder Marine Builders
Hull Displacement
USCG Certified Yes
USCG Dry Dock March 2019
USCG Official Number 669238
Route Certification Rivers
Passenger Capacity  291
Gross Tonnage 87 Tons
Net Tonnage 59 Tons
Speed (approx.) Cruising: 6 mph @ 1,500 RPM
Maximum:10 mph @ 2,000 RPM
Built 1984
LOA  129′
LWL 85′
Beam 27.3′
Hull Depth Depth 5.7′
Freeboard Depth  2′
Draft Water: 6′ Air Draft: 47′
Hull Material Steel
Deckhouse Material Steel
Wheelhouse Material
Tank Capacities Fuel: 2,755 gallons-steel
Waste: Microphor System M300
Potable Water: 970 gallon-steel

Accommodations and Layout

  • The vessel provides three decks accessible to passengers (main, 01 & Hurricane). Entrance to the vessel on the main deck is via two doors off the fore deck and two doors amidships (one port, one starboard). The main deck offers table seating forward with the galley aft of amidships along the centerline. Aft of amidships along port and starboard are stairways providing access between the main and 01 decks. The 01 deck offers table seating throughout with the beverage bar abaft of amidships along the starboard side. The male head fully aft on port and the female head fully aft on starboard. Passengers are afforded open air space forward, along starboard and port and fully aft. A stairway along port and starboard offers access between the 01 and Hurricane decks. The Hurricane deck offers open air space for passengers, a beverage /snack bar and the pilothouse.

Wheelhouse

  • Control station with engine instrumentation (i.e., tachometer, engine oil pressure, ammeters, hour meters) and thruster controls
  • Air horn
  • Wing stations – port and starboard
  • Kobelt pneumatic clutch and throttle controls
  • Hydraulic steering
  • Brass fog bell
  • Two Carlisle & Finch 18″ lever operated 1,000 watt spotlights
  • One windshield wiper
  • Motorola Triton II VHF/FM marine radio with antenna
  • ICOM M-125 VHF/FM marine radio with antenna
  • Public address system with 58 speakers
  • Furuno model FCV-620 depth sounder
  • Simrad model RA726UA Anritsu radar with an array antenna
  • D-Hart swing meter
  • D-Hart model Enviro 100 rudder angle indicator
  • Furuno AIS

SALONS (MAIN & 01 DECK)

  • Q5C model EX4000 amplifier, Sony model CDP-6 compact disc changer (6), Crown model COM-TECH 800 amp amplifier, two IVIE model MPS2300 amplifiers

HURRICANE DECK (02 DECK)

  • Four 48” Fostoria model CH57C inferred heaters (240 VAC/12.5 amp)
  • Canvas canopy with metal frame

Galley (MAIN DECK)

  • One Cres Cor double door reach in cooler
  • One Cres Cor double door reach in refrigerator
  • One Hoshizaki ice maker
  • One Cleveland steamcraft three compartment steamer
  • Two Blodgett ovens (240 VAC)
  • One Diversity single tray dishwasher
  • One Advance three compartment stainless steel sink
  • One stainless steel single partition hand washing sink
  • Stainless steel work top

BEVERAGE BAR (01 DECK)

  • Steel base, wood frame, solid granite top, mirror back with shelves
  • Ice bin

Beverage Bar (HURRICANE DECK)

  • Steel base, wood frame, solid granite top, mirror back with shelves
  • Stainless steel sink
  • Ice bin
  • Stainless steel speed rail

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  • Two ship service 100.0 kW Lima generators each powered by a John Deere model 6068T 1800RPM 175 hp marine diesel engine, keel cooled
  • Engine hours January 2014: 20,530 port, 19648 starboard
  • Ship to shore power switch
  • Two 300 AMP shore outlet
  • 120 VAC lighting
  • 120 VAC duplex outlets
  • Four 12 VDC 8D enclosed heavy duty batteries
  • Perko battery isolation switch
  • La Marche 50 amp battery charger with DC meters
  • Internationally approved navigation lights (i.e., port light, starboard light, stern light, masthead light, anchor light)

HULL, SUPERSTRUCTURE AND DECKS

  • 1/4” welded steel plate hull with transverse framing on 24” centers
  • The deckhouses are constructed of ¼” welded steel plate
  • Four watertight compartments formed by three transverse bulkheads
  • Boarding doors: one port and one starboard with one service entry aft on starboard
  • 4 sets of kevels
  • Wooster stair threads
  • Two faux smoke stacks
  • Swing stage with electric winch
  • Deck fittings:
    Electrical: Starboard
    Waste: Starboard
    Water: Starboard
    Fuel: Starboard/fore

MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT AND ENGINE DETAILS

  • Two 8 cylinder 322 HP @ 2100 RPM Detroit Diesel model 8V71 marine diesel engines, fuel filters
  • Racor fuel and water separators
  • Engine hours: port 1,932/ Starboard 2,728 in January 2014 – Port overhaul 2008, starboard overhaul 2007
  • Twin Disc MG 509 model 2:1 reverse reduction gears
  • Dry style exhaust silencers through port side
  • 34” x 18 pitch blade brass propellers
  • Keel cooler system
  • Carrier model 30HWB035-D-50KA chilled water system – 30 tons
  • Two Whirlpool 50 gallon water hearers
  • One 10’ diameter x 16’ wide faux paddlewheel
  • Ingersoll Rand model T30 air compressor
  • Denver-Gardner 10 hp 200 gallon air compressor

HEADS

  • The vessel is equipped with two heads on the 01 deck:
  • Women’s head: 3 toilets, Men’s head two toilets
  • Men’s head: one urinal
  • Each head contains:
  • Two sinks with faucets
  • Toilet paper dispenser
  • Hand towel
  • Exhaust fan

SAFETY EQUIPMENT

  • 325 type II adult size personal flotation devices (stowed in deck boxes)
  • 134 type II child size personal flotation devices (stowed in deck boxes)
  • First aid kits (3)
  • 2 Jim Buoy 30” life rings
  • One illuminated float light
  • One B-I fire extinguisher
  • Five B-II fire extinguishers
  • Pyrotechnic distress signals
  • Fire Ax
  • Two anchors with lines
  • Three fire stations including: three approved rubber lined hoses with brass or bronze fittings, three brass or bronze nozzles, three brass or bronze hose bibs

FINISH

  • Exterior coating: Paint
  • Bottom Paint: Epoxy
  • Exterior decks: non skid
  • Interior decks:
  • Salon: carpet
  • Heads: Vinyl
  • Galley: paint
  • Bar: Vinyl
  • Wheelhouse: Carpet
  • Headliner: Armstrong Ceramaguard
  • Interior Bulkheads:
  • Salon: wall covering
  • Heads: wall covering
  • Galley: paint

Remarks

  • The MUSIC CITY QUEEN is in good condition. The main deck beverage bar and dumbwaiter were removed in 1996. The vessel is well suited for sightseeing, dinner and charter cruises.

Exclusions

  • Tables & Chairs