General Specifications
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| Name | Royal Star |
| Style | Ferry |
| Builder | Blount Boats Inc. (CS-152) |
| Hull | Displacement |
| USCG Certified | Yes |
| USCG Dry Dock | April 2021 |
| USCG Official Number | 524689 |
| Route Certification | Lakes, Bays and Sounds |
| Passenger Capacity | 650 |
| Gross Tonnage | 98 |
| Net Tonnage | 67 |
| Speed (approx.) | Cruising: 10 kts @1400 RPM Max: 12 kts @2000 RPM |
| Built | 1969 |
| LOA | 133.5′ |
| LWL | 105.4′ |
| Beam | 30′ |
| Hull Depth | 10.75′ |
| Freeboard Depth | 4.3′ |
| Draft | Water: 8′ Air Draft: 37.5′ |
| Displacement | 192.50 LT |
| Hull Material | Steel |
| Deckhouse Material | Steel |
| Tank Capacities | Fuel: 4,500 gallons Waste: 1,000 gallons Potable Water: 1,000 gallons |
Wheelhouse
- Control station with engine instrumentation (i.e., tachometer, engine oil pressure, high water bilge alarm)
- Continental electric over hydraulic jog steering with hydraulic power assist
- Wing station – port and starboard
- MTU electric clutch and throttle controls
- Fog bell
- Air horn
- Lever operated searchlight
- Three Sperry rudder indicators
- Windshield wiper
- Helm seat
- Two Shure SEA 16 VHF/FM marine raedios with antennas
- Furuno 1942 Mark 2 64-mile radar system
- Simrad model NSS12EV03 48-mile radar system
- Simrad model A180 Global Positionining Sytem (GPS) with AIS
- Ritchie Powerdamp magnetic compass with ighted binnacle
- Aiphone three station intercom system
- QSC model CX302V and QSC model CX602V amplifiers, Symmetrix Jupiter 8, Bogen speakers
SALON (Main Deck)
- Twenty fixed tables and 56 chairs
BEVERAGE BAR (Main Deck)
- Stainless steel handwashing sink
- Stainless steel three compartment sink
- Four glass drying racks
- Two stainless steel ice bins
- 54 cubic foot undercounter refrigerator
- Two compartment steamer
DECK (01 Deck)
- Two 11.5′ double side benches forward
- Three 11.5′ double sided benches aft
- Ten tables with 48 chairs
DECK (02 Deck)
- 8′ double sided bench
- Three 23′ double sided bench
- Two 9.5′ PFD storage components
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- Two 40.0 kW Northern Lights model M40C3 three phase generators each powered by a Luger 60 hp 3.3-liter diesel engine (tier 3) 1,800 RPM diesel engine NEW 2016)
- Hours: Port 6,611, starboard, 5,986 August 2020
- Ship to shore power switch
- 60 AMP/240 VAC shore power service
- 120 VAC/12 VDC lighting
- 120 VAC duplex outlets
- Six 12 VDC 8D enclosed heavy-duty batteries
- Four group 27 batteries
- Battery isolation switch per engine
- Mastervolt 30-amp automatic battery charger with DC meter per engine
- Mastervolt 25-amp automatic battery charger with DC meter for the generators
- Internationally approved navigation lights (i.e., port light, starboard light, stern light, masthead light, anchor light)
HULL, SUPERSTRUCTURE AND DECKS
- 5/16″ steel plate hull
- 3/16″ steel plate deckhouse
- Seven compartments formed by six transverse bulkheads
- Boarding: amidships starboard & port
- Deck fittings:
- Electrical: Engine Room
- Waste: Amidships port
- Water: Amidships
- Fuel: Amidships
MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT AND ENGINE DETAILS
- Two 6-cylinder turbo charged 600 HP MTU Series 60 marine diesel engines (tier 2), fuel filters, keel cooled – NEW 2015
- Hours: August 2020 – Port 12,814 starboard 12,815)
- 3″ Gorman Rupp pump black water system
- Two Quincy air compress and tanks
- Fuel transfer pump
- Two wall mount heaters on the main deck
- Forced fan ventilation with duct system on the main deck
- 30-gallon water heater
HEADS
The vessel is equipped with two heads and each contains:
- Female head contains 3 partitioned Microphor toilets, 2 sinks
- Male head contains 1 partitioned Microphor toilet, 2 urinals, 2 sinks
SAFETY EQUIPMENT
- 656 type I adult size personal floatation devices
- 66 type I child size personal floatation devices
- 3 life rings with lines
- Zodiac 30-person inflatable buoyant apparatus (IBA)
- Seventeen life floats with a capacity of 340-persons
- 375 lb. CO2 fire suppression
- One B-I fire extinguisher
- Four B-II fire extinguishers
- Pyrotechnic distress signals
- 3 fire stations including: UL approved rubber lined hoses with brass or bronze fittings, brass or bronze nozzles, brass or bronze hose bibs.
- Fire axe
- Danforth style anchor with chain and nylon line
- Electric windless
- Man overboard cradle
- First aid kit
FINISH
- Exterior coating: Coating
- Exterior decks: Nonskid
- Interior decks: Carpet
- Interior Bulkheads: Coating
Accommodations & Layout
The Vessel’s main deck is arranged with cargo doors forward of amidships port and starboard. The heads are forward with the beverage bar aft of amishships along the centerline. A staircase accessing the main and 01 decks is situated between the bar and heads. The 01 deck provides an enclosed cabin forward with open deck space with benches forward & aft. The wheelhouse is located on the 02 deck along with open air bench seating for passengers.
Remarks
The M/V ROYAL STAR is in fair condition. Repairs for her next USCG dry dock
- Port side aft port hole side shell penetration
- Side shell penetration under port hole by port engine room door
- Port Lazarette and engine room gunnel (side shell, inside of rub rail). Determine extent of wastage at side shell in way of port aft rub rail – approximately 8-15 feet length of wasted material.
- Port aft main deck pitting/holes/deterioration noted in port lazarette, aft engine port room bulkhead side frame, and passenger cabin life jacket box deck (immediately over engine room).
- Rusted through bit on foc’sle
- Port & Starboard overhead lip and door frame rusted through for weathertight doors
- Missing gasket material on weathertight doors 01 deck forward
- Engine room vent closures need method of sealing
- Remove carpet from main deck stanchions to decrease potential fire load
Exclusions
CCTV equipment, soda refrigerator