
General Specifications
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Name | Royal Star |
Style | Ferry |
Builder | Blount Boats Inc. (CS-152) |
Hull | Displacement |
USCG Certified | |
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.) | |
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
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
- 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
- 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
Exclusions
CCTV equipment, soda refrigerator