Riverboat Louis Armstrong

General Specifications

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Drawing, Drawing II, Drawing III, Drawing IV

NameRiverboat Louis Armstrong
StyleRiverboat
BuilderJeffboat LLC
Architect
HullDisplacement
USCG CertifiedSub Chapter H
USCG Dry DockJune 2028
Passenger Capacity3,000 Persons
Gross Tonnage1589 (7389 ITC)
Net Tonnage995 (2385 ITC)
Speed (approx.)
Built1995
LOA310′
LWL287.3′
Beam70″
Hull Depth15.5′
Freeboard7.5″
DraftWater 7.5, Air 98′
Displacement2,742 long tons
U.S.C.G. Official Number1035577
Route CertificationRivers
Hull MaterialSteel
Deckhouse MaterialSteel
Tank CapacitiesFuel: 7,300 gallons-steel
Oil – Lube – clean – 817 gallons
Oil – Lube – used – 867 gallons.
Waste: 13,442 gallons
Water – Potable: 26,000 gallons

WHEELHOUSE

  • Control station with engine instrumentation (i.e., tachometer, engine oil pressure, ammeters)
  • Hydraulic steering powered by four 5 hp Lessen motors (two main rudders and two flanking rudders.
  • Mathers clutch and throttle controls with port & starboard wing controls.
  • 18” remote controlled Carlisle & Finch searchlight
  • Fog bell
  • Datamarine Chartlink II plotter with Global Positioning System (GPS)
  • Two ICOM model IC-M605 VHF/FM marine radios with antenna
  • EMI model 100 non follow up & follow up Auto Nav
  • Two Furuno model RCU-028 radar
  • Ritchie magnetic compass
  • Furuno anemometer
  • Henschel sound powered telephone with 6 station selector.
  • Mitel telephone system throughout the vessel.
  • Video Monitor system throughout the vessel
  • Electronic Systems Support model A2-PP1 AEVADS, two TOA 1000 Series multi-channel monitor model MP-1216, Media Matrix (Peavey) Nion NX, two Lab Gruppen main amplifier C Series, two Lab Gruppen E Series 4.2 amplifiers.

SALON (MAIN DECK)

  • 12,650 square feet

SCULLERY (MAIN DECK PORT)

  • Rheem 40-gallon water heater
  • Regency model 600DDTF48LF prewash sink with model 600CD48RT drainboard

SALON (SECOND DECK)

  • 14,000 square feet, seating space for 400
  • LG monitors
  • Band stand with ColorDash model PARH121 lighting system, 100 AMP electric breaker. Sound proofing boards and band and VIP areas
  • Sixty 60 inch tables
  • 160 chairs

FOOD PREPARATION ROOM (SECOND DECK)

  • One Artic Air two door cooler
  • One Artic Air three door cooler
  • Three stainless steel sinks

PREP AREA (SECOND DECK)

  • Stainless steel worktables
  • Stainless steel single partition sink

BEVERAGE BAR (SECOND DECK MIDSHIP STARBOARD)

  • Koolaire 250 lb. ice machine
  • One three partition stainless steel sink
  • Two Artic Air three door coolers
  • Three stainless steel sinks
  • Five Regency model 600IB1836 stainless steel ice bins

SALON PRIVATE LOUNGE (SECOND DECK)

  • 48 Lounge chairs
  • 1 love seat
  • 7 marble top tables
  • 5 glass top tables
  • Banquettes port and starboard with tables and high back chairs
  • Wait station port and starboard

BEVERAGE BAR (SECOND DECK – AFT)

  • Quartz counter
  • Koolaire 500 lb. ice machine
  • One stainless steel sink
  • One stainless steel three partition sink
  • Three Artic Air Commercial Refrigerator three door coolers
  • Regency model 600LDR2318 stainless steel bottle rack
  • Eleven bar stools

SCULLERY (SECOND DECK MIDSHIP STARBOARD)

  • Regency model 600DDTF48LF prewash sink with model 600CD48RT drainboard
  • Stainless steel sink
  • Rheem 40-gallon water heater

AUDIO LOCKER (SECOND DECK STARBOARD)

  • Ashly Protea ne24.24m Matrix Processor
  • Two Ashly model 8250
  • Two Unifi Switch 48
  • Mitel model 3300 CXII controller

SCULLERY (SECOND DECK MIDSHIP PORT)

  • Stainless steel three partition sink
  • Stainless steel sink
  • Two door TurboAir cooler
  • Three door TurboAir cooler

SALON (THIRD DECK)

  • 11,600 square feet, seating space for 440
  • Warnock Hersey fire fly shades forward

PRIVATE LOUNGE (THIRD DECK)

  • Three love seats
  • Six high back chairs
  • Three occasional chairs
  • Two coffee tables
  • Two console tables
  • Three marble top tables

FOOD PREPARATION ROOM (THIRD DECK)

  • One Artic Air two door cooler
  • One Artic Air three door cooler
  • Three stainless steel sinks
  • Single stainless-steel sink

PREP AREA (SECOND DECK)

  • Stainless steel worktables
  • Stainless steel single partition sink

BEVERAGE BAR (THIRD DECK)

  • Quartz counter
  • Koolair 500 lb. ice machine
  • Three Artic Air three door coolers
  • Four Regency model 600B3101413RT stainless steel ice bins
  • Regency model 600GRSU2324C stainless steel glass rack
  • Stainless steel three partition sink
  • Stainless steel speed rails
  • 19 bar stools

AUDIO LOCKER (THIRD DECK STARBOARD)

  • Two Ashly model 8250
  • Ashly model 4250
  • Two Ashly model KLR 2000

FOURTH DECK

  • 30 60” tables
  • 117 chairs
  • FBT exterior speakers
  • 28 bench seats to port and starboard
  • Ten Pauluhn exterior flood lights
  • Carlisle Finch Serial 70916 rescue light

BELOW DECKS (FORWARD)

  • Louisville walk-in cooler.
  • Liquor storage locker
  • Soda storage locker
  • Lochinvar water heater
  • Five offices
  • Break room.
  • Four heads
  • Hoshizaki ice machine
  • Chest freezer

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  • Three 500 kW generator each powered by Caterpillar model 3412 marine diesel engine (hours port: 25,329, center: 28,917, starboard: 28,989 March 2023) s/n 81Z16504, 81Z1506, 81Z16511.
  • 205 kW auxiliary generator powered by a Caterpillar model 3306 marine diesel engine (hours 1,823 March 2023)
  • Five 400-amp shore outlets (three currently used)
  • Consolidated Inc. switchboard with Siemens digital breakers
  • Siemens Sentron switchboard
  • NewMar Phase Three smart charger
  • 120 VAC lighting
  • 120 VAC duplex outlets
  • 12 VDC 8D enclosed heavy duty batteries.
  • Internationally approved navigation lights (i.e., port light, starboard light, stern light, masthead light, anchor light)

HULL, SUPERSTRUCTURE AND DECKS

  • 7/16” welded steel plate hull.
  • 8 watertight compartments formed by 7 transverse bulkheads.
  • Hard top canopy fourth deck – centerline
  • Four smokestacks (two forward and two aft – working).

MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT AND ENGINE DETAILS

  • Two Caterpillar model 3512TA 1,200 hp. @ 1,800 RPM marine diesel engines (hours – port 11,470/, starboard 11,490 March 2023).  s/n port: 50Y01299, starboard 50Y01298
  • Twin Disc model MG540 6.18:1 ratio reduction gears (s/n port: 3X2739/ starboard 3X2740)
  • Two Kahlenberg 5 blade 98” x 64” stainless steel propellers (one spare set)
  • Thordon shaft seals
  • Fiberglass encapsulated propeller shafts.
  • Omni Thrust model HCT 600 bow thruster powered by a Caterpillar model 3116 350 hp marine diesel engine (hours 8,312 March 2023). s/n 4KG03361
  • Pro Mariner model ProNautic 24/20P bater charge – thruster
  • 600-ton Trane Series AR CentraVAC chiller (s/n V94H03488 and V94H03487), one is non-operational a new unit will be installed prior to Closing, with Carrier air handling units and Barber-Coleman HVAC controls
  • Two Otis hydraulic elevators. Port – freight and starboard – passengers.
  • Two Curtis Toledo model D96A air compressors
  • Two 240-gallon air tanks
  • Craftsman 17” drill press with a 1 ½ hp motor
  • Fuel oil transfer pump
  • Two 20 hp sewage discharge pumps
  • Chief Engineers office.

HEADS

  • Men’s restroom – quartz counter, five Kohler urinals, two stainless steel stalls, three Kohler sinks with automatic faucets.
  • Women’s restroom – quartz counter, nine stainless steel stalls, four Kohler sinks with automatic faucets.
  • Two private unisex heads either side of the bandstand, one stainless steel stall, one sink, quartz counter.
  • Two unisex heads on the third deck

SAFETY EQUIPMENT

  • 3,000 adult size personal flotation devices
  • 300 child size personal flotation devices
  • Six 50 passenger rafts each with a hydrostatic release unit (HRU).
  • Two Zodiac rescue boats each with a 25 hp outboard motor – aft deck each with their own dedicated Palfinger Marine davit
  • One Danforth serial number CC20721 anchor
  • Wintech anchor winch driven by a 15 hp Magnatech electric motor.
  • Fire stations including approved rubber lined hoses with brass or bronze fittings, brass or bronze nozzles, brass or bronze hose bibs

Accommodations & Layout

The Vessel is arranged with boarding off the bow deck or amidships port all decks.  All enclosed decks have heads fully aft with men’s to port and women’s to starboard.  Stair access between all decks is forward port and starboard and abaft of the service elevator starboard.  The main deck is open with a scullery amidships port and the CO2 and emergency generator rooms fully aft along the centerline.  The second deck is arranged with a unisex head for the band lounge and one for the VIP lounge port and starboard of the bandstand, beverage bar is amidships starboard, scullery outboard of the bar, and a scullery across to port with a lounge and bar aft.  The third deck is open with a beverage bar amidships starboard, two unisex heads and a private lounge aft.  The fourth deck is arranged with open air space for passengers with a partial canopy (128’ x 22’) along with a raised wheelhouse.

Remarks

  

  The RIVERBOAT LOUIS ARMSTRONG is in very good condition.  The Vessel underwent an extensive refit in 2019.

  

Exclusions

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